Peru
Course Highlights
- Learn about Andean ecosystems and culture
- Explore renowned Inca sites at Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Pisac, ad Cusco Per
- Stay at Lake Titicaca island community and live a simpler life at a slower pace
- Experience unique animals of the Andes: alpacas, llamas, guanacos,vicunas, and cuy
- interact with Andean herders, farmers and craftsmen, weavers and musicians...viva la vida
Course Options
- NREM 4093: Natural Resources, People, and Sustainable Development (3 credit hours with I designation*)
*Undergraduate students at Oklahoma State University are required to take a class that carri
es an I designation for graduation purposes
Travel Dates
- March 12-22, 2020
Itinerary
- Please contact the instructor
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Estimated Cost
PROGRAM COST (not including airfare and some meals).................. $3555.00
Includes lodging, ground and water transportation, entrance fees, tour and program fees, guide fees, and most meals (see below for details on out-of-pocket meals).
Includes lodging, ground and water transportation, entrance fees, tour and program fees, guide fees, OSU-required travel and medical insurance, and most meals (see below for details on payment for out-of-program meals). This will be billed to student Bursar accounts in three monthly installments of $1185 in January, February and March, 2020.
AIRFARE (as of October 10, 2019; subject to change)
International flight: Stillwater to Lima, Peru (round-trip): ................ $1228.00
Domestic flight: Lima to Cusco, Peru (one-way) .................................. 68.00
Domestic flight: Juliaca to Lima, Peru (one-way) .......................... 158.00
Total airfare cost .......................................................................... $1454.00
Airline tickets will be purchased individually by each student under the direction of Dr. Kuzmic to ensure that everyone is on the correct flights. Fares could increase or decrease between now and the time of ticket purchase. Participants must be prepared to purchase tickets at the time that this trip fills. but no later than the first week in December.
ADDITIONAL COSTS:
11 restaurant meals and water not covered by the program ........... $175.00
PASSPORT: Participants must have a passport valid for at least six months beyond the date of departure from Peru at the end of the trip, i.e. with an expiration date no sooner than September 22, 2020.
OUTREACH TUITION (no OSU waivers or block tuition apply) ............ $897.00
Students earn three "International dimension" course credits through NREM 4093. Preparatory classes before the trip will be help on Wednesday evenings starting January 15, 2020.
(Contact the instructor for payment dates)
Application Deadline
- Application Deadline is Monday, January 6, 2020
(Applying online doesn’t necessarily commit you to go on the trip; the moment you usually commit is when payments are charged to your Bursar's account. Contact the instructor(s) for payment dates)
Instructor
Dr. Tom Kuzmic
405.744.5463
015 Agricultural Hall
Email
Additional Information about this study abroad course can be found on the OSU Department of Natural Resources Ecology and Management website.
