FACULTY- LED PROGRAMS 

Summer 2007 

Cultural Geography

Peru and Bolivia, with their diversity of landscapes and wealth of archeological treasures, provide excellent settings for the study of cultural geography.  We arrive in the historic center of Lima, and then transfer to Lake Sandoval in the Amazon.  We canoe the marshes, searching for wildlife such as red-bellied macaws and giant otters, and visit a native Amazonia village to learn how the Brazil nut is collected and commercialized.  Next we travel to Cusco and visit Inca archaeological sites, including a temple where the mummification of the Inca people took place.  We hike along part of the Inca trail in the Sacred Valley and see the sunrise on our way up to the famous Machu Picchu.  From the Gate of the Sun, we have a spectacular view of the valley below. 

Next we observe wonderful sceneries of the Andean landscapes and drive past llama and alpaca ranches as we travel over the Altiplano Plateau.  We sail on Lake Titicaca via tortora reed boats to the floating Uros islands and spend a night with a family on Antamani island.  In La Paz, Bolivia, we visit the Plaza Murillo, the seat of the Bolivian Congress, and travel out to Moon Valley, a deserted area shaped by the wind to look like the moon.  We also explore Tiahuanaco temple, believed to have been built by the ancestors of the Incas, and the Sillustani Inca cemetery before returning to Lima.  

 *Students must register and pay for GEOG 495 (summer registration) in order to participate in this program. 

HIGHLIGHTS Lake Sandoval in the Amazon Inca Temples in Cusco Inca Sacred Valley Machu Picchu Salt Terraces of Salinas Floating Islands on Lake Titicaca Homestay on Antamani Island Sacred Inca Cemetery at Sillustani Moon Valley, Bolivia Tiahuanaco Temple of Bolivia

Faculty Leader:                                                                                                              Gil Crippen is an adjunct instructor in the Geography department at ODU.  His regional specializations include the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.  He previously led a student group to Norway, Iceland, Denmark, and Germany in the summer of 2005 and another group to Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, and Morocco in the summer of  2006.

ITINERARY May 14: Depart Norfolk May 15: Lima city tour May 16: To Puerto Maldonado and Lake Sandoval in the  Amazon May 17: Search for wildlife on the lake May 18: More exploration of wildlife on the lake May 19: Explore rainforest trails May 20: To Cusco May 21: Inca Museum, the Cathedral May 22: Cusco Inca ruins: Koricancha Golden Temple,  Sacsayhuaman, Qenqo, and Tambomachay May 23: Inca Sacred Valley May 24: Inca Ruins: Moray, Salt Terraces of Salinas May 25: To the foot of Machu Picchu's mountain May 26: Machu Picchu May 27: To Puno May 28: Lake Titicaca: Uros Islands and homestay on Amantani Island May 29: Lake Titicaca: Taquile Island May 30: To La Paz, Bolivia May 31: La Paz city tour, Moon Valley June 1: Tiahuanaco temple June 2: Sillustani archaelogical site (Inca cemetery), return to Lima June 3: Return to Norfolk * subject to change

Gil Crippen                                                OR         Office of Study Abroad Political Science & Geography                             113 Dragas International Center BAL 300                                                                    49th Street & Bluestone Ave.  757-683-38491or gcrippen@odu.edu                757-683-5378 or studyabroad@odu.edu GEOG 495 (3 credits) (summer term registration) Priority Application Deadline: February 15, 2007 Cost Information Download Application  (Turn in application with $250 deposit to the Office of Study Abroad, 113 Dragas International Center, 49th Street & Bluestone Ave., Norfolk, VA 23509)