





North Peru: Lost Treasures of the Americas
Nov 08-21, 2022
14 days | Peru | alumni UBC Travel Club
What’s included: Accommodations based on double occupancy; most meals; airport transfers; all ground transportation by private vehicle; domestic flight Lima/Trujillo; excursions with experienced English-speaking local guides; all entrance fees; all taxes and gratuities; fully escorted by study leader Paula Swart
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Itinerary at a Glance
Day | Activity |
1 | Meet in Lima |
2 | Delve into the pre-Columbian world at the Larco Herrera Musuem |
3 | Fly to Trujillo, Huaca de la Luna, Chan Chan, America's largest adobe complex |
4 | The archaeological complex of El Brujo |
5 | Chiclayo's pre-Inca archaeological sites, see the Tomb of the Lord of Sipán |
6 | Twenty six pyramids at Túcume, visit the Royal Tombs Museum |
7 | Drive to the Andean highlands to Cajamarca |
8 | Cumbermayo, Cajamarca |
9 | Scenic drive to Leymebamba |
10 | Museum exhibits with over 200 mummies |
11 | Visit Revash, a late Chachapoya funerary complex |
12 | Kuélap, Cocachimba |
13 | See the majestic 771 metre tiered Gocta Falls |
14 | Depart Chachapoyas |
Your Tour Leader

Paula Swart is a museum curator and expert on Asian culture and history. Paula has degrees in Sinology, Asian art history, Chinese history, and archaeology and has published several books and numerous articles on the art and architecture of Asian cultures. Paula is a lecturer at the University of British Columbia and has recently been teaching courses on UNESCO World Heritage sites at the UBC Summer Institute and the University of Victoria.
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What’s included: Accommodations based on double occupancy; most meals; airport transfers; all ground transportation by private vehicle; domestic flight Lima/Trujillo; excursions with experienced English-speaking local guides; all entrance fees; all taxes and gratuities; fully escorted by study leader Paula Swart