PERU - Puntos de Conexión

PERU: JUNGLE, SACRED VALLEY OF CUSCO & LAKE TITICACA

THE SACRED PATH

For 11 days, we will journey along the sacred path of Peru, weaving a passage through the jungle, the highlands, and the altiplano. We will walk through living territories where the Earth speaks through its guardians — the Shipibo, Quechua, and Uru peoples.

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ANCESTRAL ROUTE

Jungle – Highlands – Altiplano

July 4 to 14, 2026
11 days – 10 nights

With the Shipibo, we will open ourselves to the language of the master plants and the medicine songs born from the jungle. In the highlands of Cusco, we will honor the apus (the sacred mountains) as living temples, learning from the Andean weaving traditions and their cosmovision that interlaces the human and the divine. And at Lake Titicaca, the celestial mirror of origin, we will immerse ourselves in the ancestral silence of the waters and the words of the wise.

This experience is a call to remember to walk with respect and an open heart, recognizing the subtle thread that unites spirit, land, and community. A journey inward, guided by the wisdom of the Earth.

Itinerary

Day 1: ARRIVAL IN PUCALLPA

Airport pick-up and transfer to the hotel
Welcome lunch
Group integration
Shipibo ceremony
Dinner

Day 2: PUCALLPA

Breakfast
Visit to the community
Introduction to the Shipibo cosmovision
Shipibo Embroidery Workshop (Kene)
Lunch at a local restaurant
Return to the hotel
Dinner

Day 3: PUCALLPA

Breakfast
Continuation of the Shipibo embroidery workshop
Farewell to the community
Return to the hotel
Dinner

Day 4: ARRIVAL IN PUNO

Breakfast
Transfer to the airport
Arrival in Puno – Transfer to the hotel

Day 5: UROS FLOATING ISLANDS

Breakfast
Embroidery workshop with the Uros community
Lunch on the island
Optional: Join a collaborative totora weaving workshop, where the community shares how they build their reed boats, or continue with the embroidery workshop
Dinner

Day 6: TAQUILE ISLAND

Breakfast
Boat transfer to Taquile Island, renowned for its textiles recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Hands-on workshop to learn Taquile’s traditional weaving techniques
Lunch on the island with fresh local products
Optional: Continue weaving or take a guided walk around the island to enjoy panoramic views of Lake Titicaca
Return to the hotel and dinner at the hotel

Day 7: TRAIN JOURNEY TO CUSCO

Breakfast
Transfer to the train station
Train journey from Puno to Cusco (10 hours 30 minutes) a unique experience and a wonderful opportunity to travel across southern Peru and enjoy breathtaking landscapes
Arrival in Cusco and transfer to the hotel

Day 8: SECRET VALLEY OF THE INCAS

Breakfast
Guided visit to Maras and the Salineras, a unique landscape of salt terraces
Lunch at a local restaurant
Visit to the Ollantaytambo Archaeological Site
Return to Urubamba and dinner

Day 9: PIURAY

Breakfast
Transfer to the Pumaq Wasy community
Offering ceremony to the lagoon
Talk with the women of Pumaq Wasy about the iconography of weaving
Creative exercise to develop our own symbolism
Lunch with the community
Talk with the women of Pumaq Wasy about the symbolism of color
Hands-on natural dyeing workshop with wool
Return to Urubamba
Dinner in Urubamba

Day 10: PIURAY

Breakfast
Transfer to the Pumaq Wasy community
Warp preparation process
Backstrap loom workshop: creation of a Huato inspired by our own symbolism
Lunch and culinary experience with the community
Continuation of the weaving process
Return to Urubamba
Dinner

Day 11: CUSCO

Breakfast
Check-out and departure from the hotel (with luggage)
Visit to the city of Cusco and its markets
Farewell lunch
Closing of the experience

PERU TRIPS DETAILS

COST INCLUDES

Accommodation for 10 nights
All meals included (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Domestic flight tickets (Pucallpa – Puno)
Train journey (Puno – Cusco)
Ground transportation
Shipibo embroidery workshop
Workshop with the Pumaq Wasin Weavers Association
Workshop with the Uros community
Workshop on Taquile Island
Visit to the Sacred Valley
Visit to Maras
Visit to Pisac
Visit to the floating islands on Lake Titicaca

ADDITIONAL EXPENSES

Round-trip airfare to Peru (Please note that you must arrive at Pucallpa Airport; the meeting time is 11:00 a.m. at the airport.)
Entry or exit taxes and fees
Alcoholic beverages
Activities not mentioned or described in the program

CARBON EMISSIONS OFFSET

We’ve partnered with Saving the Amazon to plant 8 trees on your behalf to offset the carbon emissions from your trip to Peru.

EXPERIENCE LEVEL

No prior experience is required to join this trip. No knowledge of language is necessary, as our team of hosts will provide translation to english and spanish as needed. We will provide support for all guests.

GROUP

This trip is limited to 12 guests and will be accompanied by 2 Puntos de Conexión trip facilitators.

PRICING AND PAYMENT

Private room: €4,200 per person
Shared room: €3,800 per person

A non-refundable deposit of 30% of your accommodation cost is required to
reserve your space. The remaining balance can be paid at your convenience, at least 60 days before the trip start date. Custom payment plans are available upon request. Please contact us if you would like to set one up.

SHIPIBO EMBROIDERY

KENE TECHNIQUE

Shipibo embroidery is rooted in the kené technique, a traditional visual language developed by the Shipibo-Konibo people of the Peruvian Amazon. Artisans draw the design freehand on fabric, then embroider it with fine cotton or silk thread using stitches like backstitch and running stitch to create clean, continuous lines. Natural dyes from plants, bark, and seeds have traditionally colored the textiles, though many artisans now also use commercially dyed threads to expand color possibilities.

Kené designs encode knowledge related to cosmology, healing practices, and the organization of the world through intricate geometric patterns, and they are passed down across generations through embodied practice rather than written records. While kené has been applied to ceramics, body painting, and textiles, embroidery has become a key medium for preserving and adapting the tradition in contemporary cultural and economic contexts.

URO EMBROIDERY

Uro embroidery emerges from the daily life and survival practices of the Uros, a community that has lived for centuries on floating islands made of totora reeds in Lake Titicaca. Their textile work is closely tied to the materials and environment of the highlands: wool and cotton are commonly used, and dyes come from local plants and minerals; producing a palette that reflects the lake and its surroundings. The motifs—often geometric, but also inspired by animals, water, and reed landscapes—are learned through family transmission and long hours of hands-on practice.

The work typically begins with the preparation of the fabric—usually cotton or wool—cut and stretched by hand. Artisans then lightly mark the surface with simple guidelines or sketch the motif directly, often without fixed patterns. Embroidery is done using basic but controlled stitches such as running stitch, chain stitch, and backstitch, applied steadily to build form and rhythm rather than surface decoration. Thread tension, stitch length, and spacing are adjusted intuitively through practice, giving each piece subtle variations.

The technique relies less on tools than on embodied knowledge: the hand learns the sequence, the eye measures balance, and the design emerges stitch by stitch. Through this process, Uro embroidery remains a practice of continuity, shaped by daily labor and learned through doing rather than instruction.

TAQUILE WEAVING

The textile art of Taquile is an ancestral hand-weaving tradition carried out by the inhabitants of Taquile Island on Lake Titicaca, Peru. Recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, it is characterized by its vibrant geometric designs that represent the Andean worldview. The chullo (a knitted hat with earflaps) and the calendar belt are its most iconic garments.

This tradition dates back to the Inca, Pukara, and Colla civilizations, preserving pre-Hispanic techniques. It was proclaimed Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005 (and inscribed in 2008). The textiles are not merely clothing, but a language that indicates the marital status, age, and social standing of men and women.
Sheep and alpaca wool are used, and the worK is carried out collectively
through the mink’a (communal labor). In Taquile, men are renowned weavers, famous for knitting the chullo with needles from childhood, reflecting their skill and status within the community.
Textile production is the foundation of Taquile’s economy and identity, passed down from generation to generation.

BACKSTRAP LOOM

Backstrap loom weaving in Peru is a body-based technique in which the weaver’s posture and movement are integral to the process. The loom is anchored at one end to a fixed point—often a post or tree—and at the other to a strap worn around the weaver’s back, creating tension through the body rather than through a mechanical frame. The process begins with warping the threads by hand, carefully measuring length and sequence, followed by the setup of heddles and rods that organize the pattern. Weaving advances slowly, as the weaver adjusts tension by leaning forward or back, passing the shuttle through the shed and beating each row into place with a wooden batten.

Designs emerge from the precise arrangement of warp threads rather than surface embellishment, requiring memorization and concentration. This technique depends on embodied knowledge: rhythm, balance, and strength are learned through sustained practice, making the body itself a central tool in the creation of the textile.