Stuff to get/remember:

Travel towel
Travel socks?
Dramamine, immodium, aspirin, etc
Sunscreen
Lip balm
Insect repellent
Money belt
Colored tape
Travel dictionary
Flashlight
Earplugs?
Sunglasses case?
TP?
Laundry bag
Laundry soap
Luggage lock?

Disclaimer: This isn’t a full packing list, obviously. Just stuff I think I might forget. Only 29 days!!

Cuzco:
Hostal Familiar
Hostal Suecia II

Lima:
Hostal Espana
Youth Hostel Malka

Both Lima hostels seem to offer $10 airport service (price would cover both of us).

8/31 (Fri) - 10:45 p.m. - arrive in Lima
9/1 - 9/8 - Andean Village Program
9/8 - Fly to Cuzco
9/9 - Explore Cuzco/acclimate to altitude (also serves as a backup day in case we don’t make the morning flights on 9/8). Maybe do a city tour like this in the afternoon.
9/10 - Take train to […]

I thought it would be helpful in terms of planning to keep track of the budget, and probably interesting to look back on later.

1 Flight MSP>LIM: $860.70
1 Flight SFO>LIM: $871.70
2x Globe Aware program cost: $2,180.00
1 Lonely Planet Peru Guidebook: $16.32
2x Flight LIM>CUZ: $225.04
1 PacSafe Metro Safe 100 Bag: $14.95
2x Aquis Microfiber Towels: $11.90 ($5.95ea)
Shipping on […]

In light of everything we’ve read about the over-touristing of Puno (esp. the floating islands), the tentative revision:

8/31 (Fri) - 10:45 p.m. - arrive in Lima
9/1 - 9/8 - Andean Village Program
9/8 - Fly to Cuzco
[umm…stuff…]
9/18 (Tue) - 12:25 a.m. (yes, the one just after midnight) - depart Lima

8/31 - 9/18 (going back to work 9/19)

8/31 - Fly to Lima*
9/1 - 9/8 - Andean Village Program
9/8 - Fly to Puno
9/9 - 9/10 - Puno/Lake Titicaca
9/11 - train to Cuzco
9/12 - Inca Trail hike
9/?? - Machu Picchu
9/17 - Fly home (from Cuzco? from Lima?)

*Must be available for pickup by program peoples at 9 a.m. […]

Volunteer International

Searchable list of lots of different volunteer organizations.

Peru program: http://www.globalcrossroad.com/peru/volunteer_in_peru.php
Cost: $1090 for 2-week volunteer only, $1490 for mini-venture
More details soon

Peru programs: Macaws of Peru, Archaeology of Peru’s Wari Empire, Amazon Riverboat Exploration
Cost: $2949-$4549
Length: 12-16 days
Not adding more details because it’s out of our price range. But oh so cool.

Peru program: http://www.globeaware.org/Content/trips/peru/peruprogram.php
Cost: $1090
Dates: 8/4 - 8/11, 8/18 - 8/25, 9/1 - 9/8, 10/6 - 10/13 (more earlier/later as well)
Programs:

Andean Village

“Volunteers may help teach children in the village school, help build simple Lorena stoves (which greatly reduces fuel consumption and increases health of the home’s inhabitants by reducing smoke), with community projects and repair, and […]