Jill Stansbury is offering her Ethnobotany Trip to Peru again. If interested in an amazing trip into the Peruvian culture and a week of learning about Peruvian herbs, check out the details below. I have known Jill for many years and can attest to her being an excellent teacher. I am sure it will be a fantastic learning experience.
ETHNOBOTANY TRIP TO PERU
July 20-30 2015 With Dr Jillian Stansbury
THE MEDICINAL AND MYSTICAL PLANTS
OF THE ANDES AND AMAZON
Join us in July
of 2015 to explore the plants and the healing traditions of the Peruvian Andes
and Amazon.
We will
learn of healing traditions from Incan spiritualists and travel into the Amazon
to see a great diversity of plants and visit with members of several indigenous
communities.
www.jillstansbury.net
jstansbury@ncnm.edu
BASIC ITINERARY
July 20 – Meet in
Cusco hotel Pension Alemana Wed morning, Intro talks and Welcome. Lunch, City
Walk to plant museum and herb markets, introduction to unique plants. Dinner
discussion, followed traditional Andean music.
July 21 – Early
breakfast buffet, botanizing Andean plants on the way to sacred valley and back. Lunch in Pisac, visit ruins and markets. Cusco Dinner.
July 22 – Buffet
breakfast at Hotel. Van down to the
Amazon basin, settle into ACA lodge. Dinner
at lodge and evening stroll to focus on identifying tropical plant families.
July 23 –Short travel
to Hauchiperi Queros tribe. Herb walk
with Fredy, traditional meal, afternoon arts with tribe. Dinner and evening to visit with the
Hauchiperi community.
July 24 – Travel to
Atalaya and motor boat to indigenous community of Shintuya. Lunch and settle in at lodge, meet with Liborio
of the Bora tribe, Alicia of the Matsigenka for herb study. Evening song and storytelling of amazon shamanism.
July 25– Morning herb
hike to waterfall with Liborio. Lunch
back at lodge. Afternoon plant studies
and discussions with Dr Stansbury and free time. Dinner at lodge. Eve discussion of indigenous
healing ways with guests.
July 26 – Boat back
to Pilcopata, Afternoon herb and tropical food preparation demos. Masato, Agua
de Cocona, Aguaje
July 27 – Day at ACA
lodge medicinal garden, jungle trails.
July 28 – Van back to
Cuzco. View Cock of the Rock Birds on
the way. Lunch at Wayquecha research
station in Cloud forest. Late dinner at
hotel.
July 29 - Breakfast at
hotel. Day trip with Incan shaman Kush. Coca
Ceremony and offering to Pachamama, Late lunch at Trout Farm and closing. Free evening.
July 30 – Breakfast
at Hotel, AM Check out. Preparation day
for those preparing to hike the Inca trail or travel on.
SUBJECT TO
MINOR CHANGES
