LimaSemester / Trimester:Spanish Language and Courses in English with Peruvian StudentsFall 1 2009 (Aug 9, 2009 to Dec 12, 2009) Travel Depart from the U.S. [Depart a day earlier on a red-eye (overnight flight) if you cannot arrive on this day] Sun. 08/09 Arrive in Lima and meet your host family. Sun. 08/09 Orientation Academic Orientation at the USIL and city tour (historic center of Lima). Mon. 08/10 - Tue. 08/11 Classes USIL Fall classes commence. Thu. 08/13 Excursion Included day excursion to Lunahuaná. Sun. 08/16 Excursion Optional excursion to Iquitos (Amazon Jungle). Thu. 08/27 - Sun. 08/30 Excursion Included overnight excursion to Junín. Thu. 09/10 - Sun. 09/13 Excursion Included day excursion to Pachacámac. Sun. 09/20 Excursion Included overnight excursion to Cusco, Machu Picchu, and the Sacred Valley. Thu. 10/22 - Sun. 10/25 Excursion Optional excursion to Ica, Nazca Lines, and Paracas in southern Peru. Fri. 11/13 - Sun. 11/15 Classes Last day of classes. Fri. 12/11 Travel ISA Lima program is officially over. Students depart from 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 | |
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