This energy bridge began in 2006 when many of us were pulled in to the work of Mayan Elder Don Cirilo Perez Oxlaj who came through our communities on Lake Titicaca sharing the Mayan prophecies and that it was time to walk together into the 6th sun. That humanity would awake to remember their spiritual knowledge and tradition each in their own way. We had known that the energy would be shifting from the Himalayas to the Andes and specifically Lake Titicaca, mirror to the cosmos and birthplace of Andean civilization. Many of us have re-awakened and despite everything in mans hardened heart, we are made stronger by these visits where our communities achieve spiritual interaction with people who bring new energies and spirituality from other places, each community learns from the other. After many years of preparation and spiritual permission we have opened a humble and visionary medicine path for those who want to share with Peru s native cultures in a reciprocal way. There are many and very recent communal tourism destinations between Cusco Puno Bolivia that deserve our support, which goes horizontally out to the community. Whether you have traveled to Peru in the past or not, this experience strives to share a new side of Peru; one closer to our indigenous heart. Your presence helps set the first stones to healing the ancestral wounds and bringing all of us closer to one another in spirit and action. YATIYAWI - KNOWING 2014
Key: ON (overnight) B (breakfast included) L (lunch included) D (dinner included) March 7 th Cusco International flight arrival day to Cusco. Preferably we can all time our arrival for early to mid afternoon. You will be met at the airport and taken by taxi to a group meeting spot. Around 3 pm we ll all take a private bus down in altitude to the sacred valley and the town of Pisac. This drop in altitude will help the group adjust smoothly to the altitude. We ll be dropping from around 11,150 at Cusco to just over 9,700 ft in Pisac. ON Pisac + B March 8 th Pisac Town After breakfast We will have a sharing and intention circle with our Aymara, Quechua and Q ero medicine people, Roger Choque, Ana Maria Luque and Juan Gabriel Apaza, this Ceremony will unite our group, set our intentions and open the doorways for a positive and transformative journey! After the circle we ll be free to walk around the small town of Pisac, check out one of the oldest textile markets in Peru, or just hang around with our medicine people. An evening fire ceremony and meditation will help us pay attention to our dreams in finding our intentions for this journey. ON Pisac + B March 9 th Pisac Temple After breakfast we ll go up to the Pisac Temple located in the beautiful Sacred Valley. This sacred temple dates back to about the same time frame as Machu Picchu and is perched high above the valley floor. The views here are magnificent, we ll meditate and share in energy work up top. We ll go back to town in the early afternoon, eat, wander, and shop in the small town and market. At 2pm we ll have a special presentation by the Nuna Ayni collective, who work energetically with traditional wind instruments of the andes. ON Pisac + B
March 10 th Ollantaytambo AM vehicle to the Ollantaytambo Sacred Site. A very special day today! Roger and Juan Gabriel will lead us through this amazing site that towers over the colonial town of Ollantaytambo. This site is where the grandmothers prepared young women for motherhood by connecting with the cosmos and the earth. It was used for the development of sacred seeds and much, much more. There is a vast history within this site! March 12 th - Machu Picchu ALL DAY in Machu Picchu (pack snacks), If we are good climbers, we can attempt to climb Wayna Pichhu, the trail closes around 9am and is not for those with fear of heights! Our spiritual guides will open the day with meditation/ceremony facilitating spiritual permission ; after which the group will have the opportunity to explore on our own and make connections with that special place that s been calling us! Late bus back down to Agua Calientes and you will have time to explore and enjoy supper before we take an evening train back to Ollantaytambo. March 11 th Ñawpa Iglesia After breakfast, we ll hop on our private transport for a short ride to ñaupa Iglesia, or Old Church. This sacred place is full of mystery and power, not well known, here the energies are of the Katari / Amaru or the Winged Serpent of the Andes. A short hike up to this sacred place. This will be our first chance to do strong energy work in a secluded place of power free from interruptions. We ll eat an early dinner back in Ollantaytambo before getting on a 7pm train to Aguas Calientes to get an early start up to Machu Picchu. ON Aguas Calientes + B ON Ollantay + B
March 13 th Cusco and Sacsayhuaman Immediately after our breakfast in Ollantaytambo we get back on the bus to Cusco, arriving at around 10:30am we ll check into our hotel and take a quick lunch. After lunch we ll go on a brief city tour, before heading to the sacred site of Sacsayhuaman. This huge site overlooks the city of Cusco. It is a very powerful site that has many stones from the stars! Our medicine people will lead us to the energetic places and guide us in receiving these energies. We will have time for connection and meditation here before we go for lunch together. You will have time this evening to enjoy the fun city of Cusco! ON Cusco +B March 14 th - Raqchi / Tinajani/ Pukara / Capachica We leave first thing south and up toward Puno, stopping briefly at Raqchi, ancient temple of Wiraqocha the ancient Andean creator god. At an altitude of 11,135 ft. this place has been inhabited long before the Incas. After lunch in the small town of Raqchi, we drive another few hours to the stone forest at Tinajani. In this sacred cosmic space Abuela Maria shares a ceremony dedicated to the divine feminine Pachamama (mother earth). If there is time we ll stop by Pukara in the late afternoon, and visit the stone idols in the Museum and visit this pre-inca Tiwanaku temple, time wander reflect and get to know ourselves in relation to these ancient ceremonial monuments made to understand the cosmos. We ll arrive by nightfall to the community of Santa Maria, Capachica on Lake Titicaca. Raqchi ON Santa Maria +B - L - D Tinajani Pukara
March 15 th Santa Maria, Peninsula of Capachica. Today we sleep in and recuperate from our long journey from the Sacred Valley to the Sacred Lake. After a leisurely breakfast we take in the local sights, walking with local people, they ll tell us of their life-ways, medicinal herbs and much more. After lunch we depart via motorboat through the heart of our Qullana Titiqaqa Mamita (Mother Healing Titiqaqa), we move toward the Island of Taquile. Arriving in the afternoon we are met by the community, we get to know each other through music and weaving, eat dinner and rest. ON Taquile B-L-D March 16 th Taquile March 17 th Socca/Ccopamaya Taquile is a special island out in the middle of the Lake. People work stone, fish, weave and cultivate old family plots of terraced land. Here we ll meet and stay with local families in order to share wisdom and life-ways. They ll give us a weaving demonstration and local music. We eat together at the communal restaurant; this island only has foot paths so good walking shoes are necessary. Mid afternoon we ll get back on the boat and motor over to the peninsula of Chucuito. We arrive at the small Aymara community of Luquina Chico to spend the night and continue to explore the area tomorrow. ON Luquina Chico B - L - D After breakfast we depart for Aymar s community, Socca, upon arrival we ask permission before departing to a very sacred and special doorway of many dimensions and layers, the place is called "Inca Anatawi" or playground of the Inca, the place belongs to the elder grandfather Ccopamaya and relative to "Willka Punku" (Amaru Muru). We eat a traditional lunch up with the local community, upon arrival we hold meditation and ceremony until around 3pm we begin to walk back down and return to Chucuito. ON Chucuito, B - L - D
March 18 th Chucuito/Willka Punku Early morning breakfast. We take a brief moment to see the small Inca fertility temple of Chucuito and give our thanks for a good path before getting on the road south toward Bolivia. We ll stop at Willka Punku, otherwise known as Amaru Muru, we hold ceremony at this powerfull place and tell the story of the old tunnels that lead to Cusco and further north, as well as dispel when and why the place began being called Amaru Muru. After the ceremony we have a traditional lunch prepared by the local community and ask them what they know about this place. After saying our goodbyes we move on toward Copacabana, Bolivia after crossing the border we get on our boat to arrive at Island of the Sun by sunset. ON Island of the Sun B-L-D March 19 th Isla del Sol Island of the Sun, Arc of Salvation this magnetic energy place is the birth place of the Incas, they came forth from the ancient Aymara and Puquina civilizations setting forth to found Cusco upon divine instruction. All energies are heightened and If one is ready to receive everything will open amazingly quick; (If one resists they may have a hard time, please try to not try too hard;) flow with this special energy! ON Island of the Sun B-L-D March 20 th Isla del Sol We awake very early for breakfast and then get on a boat to motor around the north end of the Island to receive the early morning light and join in ceremony at sacred places revered by the Aymara people for millennia. The energy of the elders is perfectly encapsulated and aligned at many of these places. Island of the Sun has been revered as a power place and final step in ancient pilgrimage and spiritual initiation since before the Inca to modern times. We will share energies with the sacred rock, temples and light energy. We share traditional Aymara flute music and a traditional lunch after the spiritual work. ON Island of the Sun B-L-D
March 21 st Puno / Cusco We awake after a hopeful sleep where so many memories and lasting friendships have surely swirled in our sub-conscious; after a leisurely breakfast we say goodbye to our Island home, clear from all the spiritual focus we walk each our paths back home via Puno/Cusco; Air Flights home... PHYSICAL DEMANDS of this trip: We offer a relatively easy Peruvian tour with no hard trekking and no trekking on the Inca Trail. There are a lot of steps in each site and lots of walking in high altitude. Most healthy people are able to enjoy this trip with ease. We walk slowly and take our time. We are a spiritual group, so we don't rush! We have experienced people suffering with asthma, cancer and physical difficulties and they were able to do this tour without too much difficulty. If spirit is calling you to come, we will do everything possible to make it happen for you! We recommend that you begin to increase your cardio endurance and step climbing prior to the trip, to ease the physical demands. ON ALTITUDE: We have a lot of advice for dealing with the altitude. If you follow our suggestions, you should do wonderfully. We will have an oxygen tank on hand to get people through any breathing difficulties. People with heart disease and/or anemia can have more difficulties. (Have your doctor check your iron levels so you can improve this before arriving in Peru). *If the group wishes we can collect a set amount from each person of say $20 and give to Aymar to pay tips out to porters, bus/taxi drivers and helpers. Trip Includes: All accommodations. Breakfast B, and lunch/dinner where listed as L D. Entrance fees to archaeological sites. Full time Oxygen tank transport to all locations. Train fare to Machu Picchu Tour guide/translator. All arrangements for your return to Puno/Cusco, flights home. Host: Aymar Ccopacatty Tour Cost $1,900 USD Max. 13 people Min. 6 people Register for the Trip Trip Does Not Include: Flights to or from Cusco. Tips for porters, hotel bellmen, taxi drivers etc. Heart donation for our Elder Wisdom Keepers (suggested donation of $100 or more per Elder). $130 visa cost for U.S. Citizens entering Bolivia. Last nights room/board/transport on Sept. 24 th in Puno or Cusco ***March is the end of the rainy season and the beginning of the busy tourist times in Peru. Hotel bookings will have to be made soon to ensure bookings. Early registration is important for everything to run smoothly and we don't want you disappointed! So if you are considering joining us, please register early! We have already begun bookings! 50% of the trip price is paid on registration to reserve your space ($950.00USD) this can be paid via Pay Pal or direct bank deposit to a Peruvian bank account. *Please note 3.9% is added on Pay Pal for service fees. All funds are in USD. Please Email Aymar Ccopacatty: accopacatty@gmail.com to receive Registration and further details.
Cusco Pisac Ollantaytambo Aguas Calientes Machu Picchu Cusco Raqchi Tinajani Pukara Santa Maria Taquile Luquina Chico Socca/Ccopamaya Chucuito Willka Punku Island of the Sun
Roger Choque was born on the Island of the Sun, Bolivia in the Community of Ch alla. He has received wisdom of the Spiritual Path, since birth; His mother said, wait for the Sun to rise, and you were born with the Sun. Healing with all medicines, the community recognized him as a Grandfather, and he received the healing name Wiñay Qullana Kunduri. The community of Ch alla in Island of the Sun recognizes him as a healer and leader. He began sharing his spiritual wisdom with the world after meeting Don Alejandro Cirilo Perez Oxlaj, grand elder of the living Maya, and accompanying him to the Tiwanaku solstice ceremony in 2006. Ana Maria Luque is a Quechua medicine woman from Ayaviri, Puno. She holds the ancient songs, prayers ceremonial wisdom of her people. She is an expert in reading coca leaf and offerings to pachamama (mother earth). Her wisdom of the divine feminine offers a balancing of energies for this spiritual work much needed in these times of change. Aymar Ccopacatty is an Intercultural Artist and Bridge Being with responsibilities to his Aymara and North American families, he has participated in several Indigenous Elders Gatherings where he helped guide his elders through the modern world, translating the sacred spiritual code of the Aymara into English to share with sincere spiritual seekers, It has been a great honor for him to share, participate and learn from the unbroken spirit path of his ancestors. www.aymart.org Juan Gabriel Apaza is a well-respected indigenous elder of the Qero nation of the high Andes of Peru. He is a pampamisayoq paco (priest) who s work and spiritual mission is dedicated to sharing ancestral wisdom and traditional ceremony to heal people and the mother earth. This has guided him to travel internationally for over fifteen years, spreading his cultural traditions and engaging with leaders of various indigenous nations throughout the world.