:: Peru Study ::
The Peru Study Program is one of the most unique and exotic study abroad programs offered by any university in the country. The Program offers students a chance to spend five weeks living in Cuzco, Peru, while obtaining 12 units of academic credit. Students study Spanish and take Cal Poly general education courses that incorporate hands-on community-based development work. Excursions include trips to Machu Picchu , Lake Titicaca, and the Amazon rainforest. The program runs from June 21st to July 26th, 2008.
Few places in the world capture the imagination like Peru . Peru is located in the heart of Andean South America and has a population of 28 million people. It is a place of outstanding natural and cultural diversity. The Peruvian Andes are home to millions of highland Indians who preserve much of their traditional way of life and still speak the indigenous language of Quechua. Referred to as the "Land of the Incas," Peru is also the undisputed archeological capital of the America, and Machu Picchu its most famous site. Peru 's varied landscapes also include the Lake Titicaca, about which generations of school children have learned. Just east of the Andes lies one of the world's most biologically diverse regions, the Peruvian Amazon.
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