Sacred Service Travel to Ecuador and Peru

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Program Description:

This is an exciting opportunity for OneDream participants to expand the frequency of your heart in service and be expanded by the hearts of others and the remarkable beauty of Andes in Ecuador.

Below is information regarding travel to in Ecuador for the purpose of assisting and sharing with a local indigenous community in their health, education and conservation projects. We are very excited and looking forward to sharing this Awe Experience with you.

Please contact Karen and Van Vagianos by Oct 25, 2007 if you are interested in traveling with CIK!

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Part 1: Ecuador Sacred Service Trip
For the Center for Inner Knowing, this trip is like a gate opening to the world. There is no doubt that all of the amazing work in Heart and Consciousness you have been up to at the Center has affected the matrix connecting all of us, from our families - to our work - and beyond. This trip is a journey of service where we begin to make a clear path for the work of the heart to more tangibly effect our brothers and sisters all over the world. In this act of service there is an opportunity - a training of the heart - that is essential in the growing of ourselves as we aspire to live in the fulfillment and happiness of love. To be in service to others through generosity of heart and giving is to walk the path of maturity and meaning. It is the only way to live... in the end we are are really world citizens. ~Apolonia

Service Project: Includes (health, education and conservation) medical, agricultural and other work such as assisting with construction or painting in the rural mountain community of Mojandita-Curuví and neighboring Mojanda Mirador.

Lodging: During the service project we will be residing at Casa Mojanda - a Andean Eco-Lodge and family farm in Otavalo, Ecuador.

PART 1 - Itinerary for Ecuador: January 12-21, 2008
Day 1: (Sat) Fly into Quito. Stay night in Quito.
Day 2: (Sun) Travel to Casa Mojanda.
Day 3: (Mon) Work on the Sacred Service Project.
Day 4: (Tues) Work on the Sacred Service Project.
Day 5: (Wed) Work on the Sacred Service Project.
Day 6: (Thur) Work on the Sacred Service Project.
Day 7: (Fri) Open day at Casa Mojando (visit cottage industries, horseback riding, hike a volcano).
Day 8: (Sat) Visiting the Otavalo Market (a world famous indigenous crafts market).
Day 9: (Sun) Leave for Quito, stop at the Center of the Earth (Equator), evening flight to Atlanta, GA.
Day 10: (Mon) Arrive in Atlanta, GA.

[This itinerary is subject to shift as we approach departure date.]

Costs: $2500 This includes: airfare, all lodging, breakfast and dinners at Casa Mojando, and all tips, translators and transportation. (Not included: some meals and shopping money :)

Baggage: Each passenger will be taking 2 bags on the trip. One bag is for personal items and second bag will be for carrying supplies to leave in Ecuador - medical supplies, clothing, eye glasses, hearing aids, etc. Weight limit is 70lbs per bag. Please email Van (vvagianos@hotmail.com) if you have access to medical supplies for donation.

Elevation: The elevation in Otavalo, Ecuador is between 8000 and 10,000 ft above sea level.

Food: In Quito and traveling throughout the countryside in Ecuador it is important to stay conscious around eating. We will talk about what foods are safe to eat and what is not in our pre-travel meeting. Food at Casa Mojando is specially prepared with the heath concerns of travelers in mind. The food is vegetarian and cleaned specifically to prevent illness.

Housing: When in Quito and Casa Mojanda we will stay in hotels. Travelers will have roommates to reduce costs. At Casa Mojando, there are both dorm style, and regular rooms.

Passports: Please make sure your passport does not expire within 6 months of the return date. No visa is required in Ecuador or Peru.

Immunizations: Hepatitis A and B, and tetanus are required. Hepatitis shots are given over months, so talk to your doctor as soon as possible to make sure you have time to take these immunizations before travel. (We will be traveling in high elevations where there is no exposure to yellow fever, typhoid or malaria.) For more information: http://www.mdtravelhealth.com/destinations/samerica/ecuador.html

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Part 2: Machu Picchu Exploration
This trip is only offered in addition to the Ecuador Sacred Service Travel. It is not available instead of the sacred service or without the sacred service portion of this travel.

PART 2 - Itinerary for Machu Picchu: January 6-11, 2008
Day 1: (Sun) Fly from Atlanta to Quito and then to Cusco
Day 2: (Mon) Explore the city of Cusco and the Incan Trail
Day 3: (Tues) Explore Machu Picchu - the "Lost City of the Inca's"
Day 4: (Wed) Machu Picchu Sacred Sites and Temples
Day 5: (Thur) Machu Picchu and Cusco
Day 6: (Fri) Travel to Quito to join the rest of the CIK SSP group.

Costs: $2500
There is limited space on this portion of the travel. Please contact Karen and Van (vvagianos@hotmail.com) asap in you are interested in this portion of the travel.

"If you live your life from your mind it may be a limited experience... The awe of life comes in the spontaneity.." ~ Apolonia