coltur peru photography tour

8/4/2019 COLTUR Peru Photography Tour

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PERUa journey of photographic discovery


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All photographs included in this document are Adam L. Weintraub

Fromtheveryfirstglimpsethelookof

theinhabitants(Cuzco)enchanted

meCuzcoisthecenteroftheancient

Incacivilization.

IrvingPenn

"ThewordthatmostperfectlydescribesthecityofCuzcoisevocative.Intangible

dustofanothererasettlesonitsstreets,

risinglikethedisturbedsedimentofa

muddylakewhenyoutouchitsbottom."

ErnestoCheGuevara

COLTURPeruandAdamL.WeintraubarepleasedtopresentPERU:aphotographicdiscovery,aprogramspecially

designedfortravelersinterestedinseeingPerufromaphotographicperspective:howtoworkwiththelocals,howtofeela

partofaplacethatisatfirst-glanceforeign,andhowtoconsiderlightandcompositionwhilecreatingyourimages.Thisis

animmersioncourseonadventuretravelaswellasatrulyauthenticglimpseintoaPerufewtouristssee.

WelltourPerusmostfascinatingculturalsiteslikeMachuPicchuaswellastakeaninsiderslookatsomeremoteweaving

villages,andofcourseCusco,itselfinspirationforlegendaryphotographerslikeIrvingPennandMartinChambi.

PhotographerAdamL.Weintraub,nowlivinginPeruaftertravelingthereformanyyears,bringshumor,spiritandinsightto

thisexcursion.


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LIMAisthecapitalandlargestcityofPeru.Withapopulationfastapproaching9million,Limaisthefifthlargest

cityinLatinAmerica.SpanishconquistadorFranciscoPizarrofoundedLimain1535,as"TheCityofKings."Itbecamethe

capitalandmostimportantSpanishcityincolonialSouth

America.

OurfirststopvisitwillbetotheLarcoHerreraMuseum,

which,foundedin1926,showcasesremarkablechronological

galleriesprovidinganexcellentoverviewon3,000yearsof

developmentofPeruvianpre-Columbianhistory.

ThisvisitwillallowpassengersanunderstandingofPre-

IncaPeruandpermitthemsomeperspectivetowhatthey

willseeinCuzcoandMachuPicchu.Themuseums

curatorwillguidethevisit.

ThegroupwillthengotoBarranco,Limastrendy

bohemiandistrict.Onceameccaforbeach-goers,

Barranconowflourishesinitsidyllicatmosphere.Its

statelyColonialmansionshaveregainedthesplendorof

yearspast,creatingwonderfulopportunitiesfor

photography.

Tocap-offthenight,wewillfollowAdamsculinaryinstinctsforakick-offgroupdinner.


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WewillalsovisitPisac,renownedforitsindigenousmarket

andforitsruins,whichdatetothesametimeasMachu

Picchu,and,accordingtosome,areequallyasspectacular.

OnourthirddaywewillexplorethePatacanchaandWilloq

weavingvillages,twosmallAndeancommunitiesthatfor

manycenturieshavelivedinrelativeisolationfromthe

outsideworld.

Thevisittothesetwocommunitieswillallowgueststosee

howlifeisiftheAndeanhighlands,andhow,incertain

aspects,ithasnotchangedfortheinhabitantsoftheseareas.

TheURUBAMBASACREDVALLEYisalaidback

valleynearCuscowithaverypleasantclimateperfectlysuitedforfarming;ruins,gentlemountainslopesand

scatteredfarmingtownsframethisspecialplace.

WewillvisitMoray,anIncanagriculturalexperimentation

center;Maras,saltminesintheformofthousandsofsmall

ponds;andourbaseforthesedays,Ollantaytambo,aquaint

townwhosebeautyliesnotonlyinthemanyarchaeological

vestigesthatcanbefoundthere,butalsointhatitisoneof

theveryfewtownsthatstillmaintaintheurbanplanningandlayoutsinceIncatimes(above).


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MACHUPICCHUAlthough16

thcenturySpanishchroniclersdomentionits

existenceandlocalsweretherebefore1911,itisundeniable

thatitwasYalearchaeologistandProfessorHiramBingham

thatbroughtMachuPicchutotheworldsattentionthatyear

inaNationalGeographicsponsoredexpedition.

TwothousandfeetabovetherumblingUrubambaRiver,the

cloudshroudedruinshavepalaces,baths,temples,storage

roomsandsome150houses,allinaremarkablestateof

preservation.Thesestructures,carvedfromthegraygranite

ofthemountaintoparewondersofbotharchitecturalandaestheticgenius.

Binghamtheorizedthatthecomplexwasthebirthplaceof

theIncan"VirginsoftheSuns",althoughmorerecent

scholarlyresearchhasconvincedmostarchaeologiststhat

MachuPicchuwasanestate.Inaddition,thereisevidencethatthesitewasselectedbecauseofitspositionrelativeto

sacredlandscapefeaturessuchasitsmountains,whichare

purportedtobeinalignmentwithkeyastronomicalevents

importanttotheIncas.

Apartfromaprivatelyguidedtourofthearchaeological

complex,participantswillhavetheopportunitytoenterthe

sitetwice,soastotakeadvantageoflateafternoonand

earlymorninglight.


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IntheearlymorningwewillvisitthefamedKorikancha.

Afterwalkingaroundthecitytophotographlocal

Cuzqueosintheireverydaylife,wewillstopattheprincipleCathedralinthemainplaza.

AfterphotographingCuzcosnearbyruinsinafternoon

sunlight,wewillhaveaMartinChambievening:

Chambi'smagicpulsesthroughhisphotographs,the

unmistakablemagicthatdistinguisheshimfromallthe

photographerswithwhomcriticshavewantedtocompare

him,fromAugustSandertoEdwardWeston,AnselAdams,

IrvingPenn..MarioVargasLlosa

AccordingtoIncalegend,CUZCOwasbuiltbyIncaPachacuti,themanwhotransformeditfromasleepycity-

stateintoavastempire.

Today,Cuzcooffersoneofthefinestmixesofpre-

Columbian,colonialandmodernmestizocultureofany

SouthAmericancity.Aquickwalkthroughthecityallows

visitorstoseetheinfluenceofdifferentperiodsofhistory

withthenakedeye.IncaruinssuchastheTempleoftheSun

contrastwithSpanishchurchesandmansions,underscoring

Cuzcosvariousphasesofdevelopment.


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DAY01: USA-LIMA Greet upon arrival and transfer to hotel Overnight in Lima

DAY 02: LIMA Buffet breakfast AM at leisure Lunch at the CAF DEL MUSEO PMLarco Herrera Museum (guided by the curator) Early evening walk around Barranco Group dinner at own expense Overnight in Lima B, L

DAY 03: LIMA CUZCO URUBAMBA SACRED VALLEY Buffet breakfast Transfer to the airport and flight to Cuzco Transfer to Urubamba Sacred Valley En route visit Moray and the Maras Salt Terraces Gourmet picnic lunch with Andean religious ceremony Evening stroll in Ollantaytambo with Joaquin Randall Overnight in Ollantaytambo B, L

DAY 04: URUBAMBA SACRED VALLEY Buffet breakfast Full-day Pisac (ruins and market) Evening photographic presentation by Adam Overnight in Ollantaytambo B

DAY 05: URUBAMBA SACRED VALLEY Buffet breakfast Full-day Patacancha and Willoq Andean villages Box lunch included Overnight in Ollantaytambo B, Box L

DAY 06: URUBAMBA SACRED VALLEY MACHU PICCHU Buffet breakfast VISTADOME train to Machu Picchu 2-Hour private guided tour of Machu Picchu Lunch included Overnight and dinner in Aguas Calientes B, L, D

DAY07: MACHUPICCHU-CUZCO Buffet breakfast Early morning 5:30am bus back up to Machu Picchu VISTADOME train to Cuzco Free afternoon and evening Overnight in Cuzco B

DAY 08: CUZCO Buffet breakfast AM Cuzco Walking City Tour Lunch at Quinta Eulalia, a typical Cusquean eatery PM Archaeological Tour: Martin Chambi evening Group farewell dinner included Overnight in Cuzco B, L, D

DAY 09: CUZCO LIMA - USA Buffet breakfast Transfer to the airport and assistance with flight Flight to Lima Greet and assistance with connection Flight to the US B

DETAILED ITINERARY


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Adam L. Weintraub is a freelance professional photographerformerly based in Seattle, WA. In 2010, he and Xiomara his

Cusquenan wife moved to Cusco. Adam is a former three-term President of Blue Earth Alliance; founder of

PhotoExperience.net photographic workshops with a cultural

and culinary accent; a member of the American Society ofMedia Photographers; and he serves on the Advisory Board forthe Photographic Center Northwest. Adam assists in efforts to

create a permanent archive in Cusco of the famed Peruvian

photographer Martin Chambi.

His recently published book, Vista Andina, offers a

contemporary photographic perspective on the Andean regionof Cusco. As Teo Allain Chambi, grandson of the great Martin

Chambi, says in the introduction to Adams book: Adam takesus into the magical world of the XXI century Cuzco, transporting

us to improbable areas which breathe authentic atmospheres

full of color, light, contrasts and composition.

COLTUR Peru is a 54 year old Peruvian DMC,family owned and run since inception andnow in its third generation of management.

At COLTUR Peru we believe that thecornerstone of our differentiation vis--vis the

rest of the marketplace is the amount of time

we are willing to spend with customers toreally understand what they are looking for.

This, paired with the passengers background,

past travel experiences, and expectations, is

crucial to be able to deliver a life- experience.

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