Wonders of Peru
August 23, 2025 — September 3, 2025
In Lima, take in splendid colonial-era architecture, admire the Larco Museum’s exceptional pre-Columbian art, and relish a Peruvian dinner at a historic home. Delve into Inca history at remarkable ruins in Cusco and the Sacred Valley, and meet residents of a mountain village. Enjoy a scenic train ride through the breathtaking Andes and tour the temples, palaces and plazas of lofty Machu Picchu. Then board the deluxe Delfin III for a three-night cruise through the Amazon rain forest. Venture off on guided skiff boat rides for incredible, close-up views of the astonishing biodiversity within one of Peru’s largest wildlife reserves, including macaws, toucans, monkeys, capybaras, pink dolphins, and much more. This active, small-group experience includes first-class and deluxe hotels, round-trip air between Miami and Lima, two round-trip flights within Peru and an ample meal plan with wine at dinner.
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Featured Guests
Julia Tejada, Phd
Assistant Professor of Geobiology, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
Julia Tejada is assistant professor of geobiology in Caltech’s Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences. Julia applies stable isotope methods to answer an array of ecological, physiological, and evolutionary questions. Her research program lies at the intersection of paleontology, organismal biology, and geochemistry, and combines laboratory experiments and fieldwork in understudied regions, such as western Amazonia and the Central Andes.
Julia started her academic life as a paleontologist at the Natural History Museum of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima, Peru. After completion of her undergraduate studies, she moved to the USA where she earned an MS from the University of Florida, an MA and MPhil from Columbia University, and a PhD from Columbia University and the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Before joining Caltech, she completed postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Montpellier and the University of Cambridge.