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Lima

Semester / Trimester:

Courses with Peruvian Students - Liberal Arts, Sciences, and General Studies

Fall 4 2009 (Aug 13, 2009 to Dec 12, 2009)
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Catalog Code: ILMF3309

Travel
Depart from the U.S. [Depart a day earlier on a red-eye (overnight flight) if you cannot arrive on this day].
Thu. 08/13
Orientation
Arrive in Lima and meet your host family.
Thu. 08/13
Orientation
ISA and PUCP Orientation.
Fri. 08/14
Excursion
Included excursion to Lunahuaná
Sun. 08/16
Classes
Fall PUCP classes commence.
Mon. 08/17
Excursion
Optional excursion to Iquitos (Amazon jungle)
Thu. 08/27 - Sun. 08/30
Excursion
Included excursion to Junín.
Thu. 09/10 - Sun. 09/13
Excursion
Included day excursion to Pachacámac
Sun. 09/20
Excursion
Included excursion to Cusco, Machu Picchu, and the Sacred Valley.
Thu. 10/22 06:00 AM - Sun. 10/25
Excursion
Optional excursion to Nazca Lines, Ica, and Paracas
Fri. 11/13 - Sun. 11/15
Exams
PUCP last day of classes / Finals
Fri. 12/11
Travel
Program officially over. Students depart Lima or may stay and travel if they wish.
Sat. 12/12
Holidays
Holiday
Peruvian Independence Days - Commemorates the Declaration of Independence from Spain issued by José de San Martín in 1821.
Tue. 07/28 - Wed. 07/29
Holiday
Saint Rose of Lima Day - Santa Rosa was the Founder of social work in Peru, she was the first saint born in the Americas. She was extremely devoted to her vow of chastity, was a mystic and visionary, and received invisible stigmata throughout her life.
Sun. 08/30
Holiday
Battle of Angamos Day - In 1879, this was an important struggle in the War of the Pacific. The Peruvian vessel, Huascar, was finally overtaken by the Chilean Navy in an attempt to claim naval supremacy. The Peruvian Navy was unable to prevent invasion of its territory and the seas became cleared for the invasion of Peru and Bolivia.
Thu. 10/08
Holiday
All Saints Day - This day is dedicated to the memory of the dead. Peruvians attend Mass and then in coastal communities, head to the cemetery, bringing flowers and in the highlands, food to share symbolically with the souls of the dead. The worship of the dead was a common and respected custom during pre-Hispanic times in Peru, and part of that tradition, combined with Christian elements, still lives on today.
Sun. 11/01
Holiday
Immaculate Conception Day - Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854. Dogma that God preserved the Virgin Mary from any stain of original sin from the moment she was conceived.
Tue. 12/08