Aranwa Cusco Boutique Hotel is the essence of luxury and comfort in the heart of the Inca city. Built in a colonial mansion of the XVI century, it displays several paintings of the Cuzco school, colonial sculptures and carvings that transport us to the greatness of the time. The elegant rooms are equipped with intelligent oxygen system and heating floor in the bathrooms for a great stay.
Garcilaso de la Vega School
This morning visit the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega School to visit a STEM class and meet with their staff to learn about how technology is used to support science teaching and learning, how Peru is addressing the movement toward STEM teaching and learning (integrating across science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and how science is integrated into reading and writing in the pre-school and elementary curriculum.
Lunch at the Calle del Medio Restaurant. We
Casa Concha Museum
This afternoon delegates will visit Casa Concha Museum to view the artifacts excavated by Hiram Bingham between 1911 and 1915. This beautiful place is remarkable for its picturesque balconies, and was the residence of Jose de Santiago Concha, aristocrat noticeable during the early days of the conquest. One of his descendants, Pius Concha Martin, was the last Spanish governor of Cusco in the nineteenth century. Today it belongs to the San Antonio Abad University of Cusco and houses the archaeological objects found by Hiram Bingham at Machu Picchu, recently returned by the United States. There were 360 pieces returned by Yale University, to the delight of locals and tourists alike.
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