ANDEAN TEXTILES
From Ancient Traditions to Living Arts
June 7 - 20, 2027
This special tour, brought to you in partnership with Andean Textile Arts, brings together archaeology, ancient textiles, contemporary Indigenous textile arts, and the landscapes and communities in which these traditions have developed and endured.
Traveling from Lima and the archaeological treasures of northern Peru to the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, and the highlands surrounding Cusco, participants will have exceptional opportunities to encounter Andean textiles in museums, at archaeological sites, and as a vibrant, living tradition practiced today.
Boundary End Adventures promotes sustainable and educational tourism in South American and Indigenous communities. Your participation supports Boundary End Archeology Research Center and the people and places we visit together.
Andean Textiles
A Special Journey through Peru with Andean Textile Arts and the Boundary End Archaeology Research Center
Join us on our next adventure benefitting the mission of Boundary End Archeology Research Center. Here is a sneak preview of the current itinerary, subject to change as we continue planning your adventure!
ANDEAN TEXTILES 2027
Itinerary
June 7: Flight to Lima
Flight times vary from your home city, so you may arrive on June 7 or early morning on June 8. You will be met at the airport and escorted to our hotel, Jose Antonio (or similar), in the Miraflores area of Lima.
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Overnight at Hotel Jose Antonio or similar. Hotel check-in is after 3:00 PM.
June 8: Lima and Orientation
Our tour begins with a group briefing, and in the evening we’ll gather for our welcome dinner at La Rosa Nautica, an elegant restaurant set on a jetty with views of the ocean and the city of
Lima.
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Includes breakfast, lunch, and welcome dinner. Overnight at Hotel Jose Antonio or similar.
June 9: Larco Herrera Museum and Amano Museum
We’ll enjoy a guided visit to the Larco Herrera Museum, home to one of the world’s finest collections of pre-Columbian art, including the famous galleries of Moche ceramics and pre-Hispanic gold and silver work. With
a private guided visit at the Amano Museum, we will learn about and see the incredible pre-Columbian textiles that form the basis for much of the revitalization work of the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco. In the
evening, we will enjoy a downtown walking tour.
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Includes breakfast and lunch. Dinner on your own. Overnight at Hotel Jose Antonio or similar.
June 10: Trujillo and Museum of Modern Art
We’ll take a mid-morning flight to Trujillo. After checking in to the hotel, we’ll visit the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) to see its pre-Columbian collections and watch a demonstration of traditional spinning and weaving
by weavers from San Ignacio de Loyola, a community located east of Trujillo, Peru, at roughly 11,000 feet in elevation, that practices an unbroken, complex backstrap weaving tradition using multiple heddle sticks—sometimes up to twenty-four or more—to create traditional patterned corn belts known as faja
sara. In the afternoon, we'll visit either Huanchaco, an active excavation, or the University of Trujillo to see the archaeological textiles from Huaca Prieta, the oldest known textiles decorated with indigo blue.
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Includes breakfast and lunch. Dinner on your own. Overnight at Hotel Casa Andina or similar.
June 11: Chan Chan and Trujillo
In the morning, we’ll visit the expansive archaeological site and museum of Chan Chan, former capital of the Chimú Empire, ca. 900 to 1470 CE. The afternoon is free to either relax in Trujillo or visit the site and museum of Huacas de Moche, a massive archaeological complex built by the Moche civilization between the 1st and 8th centuries CE that likely served as the political and religious capital of the culture.
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Includes breakfast and lunch. Dinner on your own. Overnight at Casa Andinaor similar.
June 12: Chicama Valley
We’ll travel to the Chicama Valley to visit the Moche archaeological site and museum of Huaca Cao Viejo (El Brujo), where we will see the extraordinary array of artifacts and offerings interred with the Lady of Cao, a powerful female ruler whose tomb, discovered in 2006, revealed her as one of the earliest known women to hold supreme political power in ancient Peru. Afterward, we’ll drive to Chiclayo.
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Includes breakfast and lunch. Dinner on your own. Overnight at Casa Andina or similar.
June 13: Sipán and Túcume
We’ll visit the archaeological site and museum of Sipán, a famous Moche civilization complex in the Lambayeque Valley. It is renowned for yielding the intact royal tomb of the Lord of Sipán, considered one of the richest burial finds in the Americas. We’ll also see a demonstration of traditional, pre-Hispanic spinning and weaving techniques that were passed down through generations in the Lambayeque region, including the practice of spinning naturally colored cotton with a horizontal spindle. In the afternoon, we’ll explore the archaeological site of Túcume, the former capital and major religious center of the Lambayeque (Sicán) culture, ca. 1100 CE.
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Includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Overnight at Casa Andina or similar.
June 14: Flight to Cusco
After breakfast in the hotel, fly with our group to Cusco and enjoy your first aerial view of the Andes. After a short transfer from the Cusco airport and lunch, we’ll continue to the magnificent Sacred Valley, our charming hotel in
Urubamba, and an incredible dinner.
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Includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Night at San Augustin Recoleta or similar.
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Elevation: 9,700 ft. above sea level.
June 15: Ollantaytambo and Accha Alta
Explore this superbly preserved Inka town of Ollantaytambo with its unique Sun Temple built with pink granite boulders, an exquisite example of Inka fine stonework. From here, we drive to the Accha Alta center where the community members raise alpacas and use their fleeces for spinning, weaving and knitting. Nestled on a steep mountain slope close to the ruins of Ankasmarka, an ancient Incan citadel. Afterwards, we will descend back into the Sacred Valley.
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Includes breakfast and community lunch. Dinner on own. Hotel San Augustin Recoleta or similar.
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Elevation: 9,700 ft. above sea level.
June 16: Chinchero and Natural Dye Workshop
This morning we will travel to Nilda Callañaupa’s hometown of Chinchero and the beautiful weaving center there. We’ll participate in a natural dye workshop and create our own yarn palette using traditional plants, as well as the famed cochineal beetle known for its beautiful reds. We’ll have an opportunity to visit unique textile exhibits, explore a recreated traditional Andean weaving home, and take time for shopping in their exemplary store. Our lunch today will be a traditional meal sampling the typical daily food of a weaver in the Andes, and the special
opportunity to try guinea pig, which is served for special occasions.
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Includes breakfast and traditional lunch. Dinner on own. Hotel San Augustin Recoleta or similar.
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Elevation: 9,700 ft. above sea level.
June 17: Machu Picchu
Board the Vistadome train and travel along the Urubamba River as it tumbles down to the jungle. Catch a glimpse of the Inca Trail and snow-capped peaks. After arriving at the riverside town of Aguas Calientes, we check in to the 5-star Inka Terra Hotel for an early lunch, followed by an afternoon guided tour of Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu is the only major Inca site to escape 400 years of looting and destruction by the Spanish conquistadors due to its inaccessible location high above the Urubamba Gorge. It is an iconic site recognized and revered the world over.
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Includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Hotel Inka Terra Pueblo.
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Elevation: 7,200 ft. above sea level.
June 20: Return Home
On our last full day in Cusco, there will be time to discover more of Cusco’s awesome museums, shops, and galleries. You can also take a hands-on workshop in weaving or knitting—these options will be shared beforehand. Late afternoon flight to Lima and/or overnight flight home.
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Includes breakfast.
Travel Insurance
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June 18: Train to Cusco
We leave Machu Picchu pueblo and wind our way to Cusco, once the capital of the Inca Empire, and now known for its archaeological remains and Spanish colonial architecture. In the afternoon, we will visit the Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco, the heart of our weaving organization, next to the Qorikancha, or “Golden Enclosure,” the most important temple in the Inca Empire.
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Includes breakfast and lunch. Dinner on own. Overnight in Cusco at Hotel Novotel or similar.
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11,000 ft. above sea level.
June 19: Sacsayhuaman
After breakfast, we start our day at Sacsayhuaman, the Inca fortress with its commanding view of the city of Cusco. Built of massive boulders, some weighing more than 100 tons, Sacsayhuaman is a testimony to the Inca’s mastery of stonework. Descending into Cusco, we will walk through the spiritual and political capital of the Inca Empire. We’ll tour important temples, including the Qorikancha, and the Cusco Cathedral.
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Includes breakfast, lunch, and farewell dinner. Overnight in Cusco at Hotel Novotel or similar.
Questions? Contact us at info@boundaryend.com
