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Itinerary DAY 3 • Grand Circle Foundation visit: DAY 5 • Amazon rain forest •
Sinamune • Equator Museum Sapococha Lagoon
VERY ACTIVE DAY (Quito is at an elevation above Enjoy a nature walk in the rain forest, where we’ll
DAY 1 • Depart U.S. 9,000 feet) learn about native medicinal plants and see an
Fly to Quito, Ecuador’s capital city, where you’ll meet Enjoy a special performance by the Sinamune example of primary forest. Then, go for a canoe ride
your fellow travelers, including those owho took the Disabled Children’s Orchestra (when in session), in Sapococha Lagoon.
New! Colombia: Colonial Cartagena & Mountainous supported by Grand Circle Foundation. Then,
Medellín or Best of Peru: Lima, The Sacred Valley & visit the Inti Nan Museum, which sits directly B,L,D — Yarina Lodge or similar
Machu Picchu pre-trip extensions. on the equator, followed by a light Ecuadorian lunch DAY 6 • A Day in the Life of Kichwa village
Mercure Alameda Quito or similar at Agave Spirit, a museum that preserves the • Grand Circle Foundation visit • Home-
heritage of locally distilled liquors. Hosted Lunch • Controversial Topic: The
DAY 2 • Quito • Controversial Topic: Quito loss of Kichwa culture
sex workers B,L — Mercure Alameda Quito or similar Your A Day in the Life of an indigenous Kichwa
Explore Old Town Quito, a UNESCO World Heritage DAY 4 • Fly to Coca • Cruise to Amazon village experience begins with a visit to a school
Site, including the La Basilica Church, Independence lodge • Controversial Topic: Amazon oil supported in part by Grand Circle Foundation. Then
Plaza, San Francisco Square, and Quito’s oldest production we’ll meet a local Kichwa family and help prepare
street, Calle La Ronda. Then, meet a local sex Fly to Coca, where we transfer by boat to our a special meal which we’ll share during a Home-
worker and a restaurant owner to hear both sides of Amazon lodge in the rain forest. Later, we’ll meet Hosted Lunch. We’ll also meet two generations
the Controversial Topic of sex workers in Quito’s with an indigenous Amazonian to learn about of a family to discuss the Controvsersial Topic of
historic Old Town neighborhood. The rest of day is the Controversial Topic of crude oil extraction why indigenous youth have started leaving their
free to explore on your own. from the Amazon and its harmful effects on the communities—and what this means for the future of
B,L — Mercure Alameda Quito or similar environment and the locals. Kichwa culture.
B,L,D — Yarina Lodge or similar B,L,D — Yarina Lodge or similar

Meet the people
who call Ecuador
home

Sinamune Disabled
Children : While in Quito
on Day 3, we’ll pay a
visit to the Sinamune
Disabled Children’s Orchestra, which is supported
by Grand Circle Foundation. We’ll have the privilege of watching
these talented dancers and musicians put on a moving musical
performance.
Amazonian resident : On Day 4, we’ll meet with an indigenous resident
of the Amazon to learn about the Controversial Topic of the extraction
of crude oil from the rain forest and how this highly lucrative industry is
effecting the environment and the indigenous groups that continue to
make their homes in the rain forest.

Kichwa villagers in the Amazon : During our A Day in the Life of an
indigenous Kichwa village on Day 6, we’ll journey deep within the
Amazon rainforest for a glimpse into a world that few Americans
get to see. Our discoveries include a visit to a school supported in
part by Grand Circle Foundation, a Home-Hosted Lunch with a
Kichwa family, and a meeting with two generations of an indigenous
family to discuss the Controversial Topic of the vanishing of Kichwa
traditions in the modern age.

Discover Quito’s San Francisco Square on Day 2.

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