Peru Expedition 2006

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Peru Expedition 2006

• Pablo Fuentes

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Geography of Paqarimuy

• 150 miles southeast of Cuzco
• 45 miles northwest of Puno and Lake Titicaca
• Altitude 13,500 feet above sea level
• Nearby mountains
• Tantani, 16,421 feet
• Nevado Ausangate, 20,945 feet
• Nearby river Urubamba

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Village Life

• Diet almost exclusively high-altitude potatoes,
  some llama meat
• Economic extreme poverty
• Major health problems malnutrition, respiratory
  infections
• Crime almost nonexistent
• Nighttime activities storytelling, music
• Daytime activities subsistence

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Expedition Service Projects

• Lorena adobe stoves
• Greenhouse to produce
• Broccoli
• Onions
• Carrots
• Drip water irrigation system for greenhouse

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Partners in Expedition Success
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Expedition Information

• Expedition director Cecil Quackenbush
• Skills desired health training, Spanish
• Sleeping accommodations one-room adobe building
• Restroom facilities small adobe hut
• Running water nearby but not potable
• Electricity none

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Travel Itinerary
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Expedition Costs (Per Person)

• Base travel cost 925
• Post-service Cuzco tour 410
• Shared cost 800
• Lodging (Cuzco, 2 nights) 148
• Lodging (Lima, 2 nights) 194
• Total 2,477