Discovering the Land of the Incas

"In the variety of its charms and the power of its spell, I know of no place in the world which can compare with it. Not only has its great snow peaks looming above the clouds more than two miles overhead, gigantic precipices of many-colored granite rising sheer for thousands of feet above the foaming, glistening, roaring rapids; it has also, in striking contrast, orchids and tree ferns, the delectable beauty of luxurious vegetation, and the mysterious witchery of the jungle."

"The natural splendor, spiritual energy, and remarkable cultural history of  Perú's mountains and jungles are unsurpassed..."

Howard E. Lawler, B.S. - Director of Biological and Cultural Studies

Howard is a biologist, ethnobiologist and indigenous community activist who lives in Perú. His unique expertise as transcultural liaison is derived in part from over thirty years'  professional experience as museum curator, environmental educator, and biological field researcher.  He has been a student of indigenous and mestizo shamanism of the New World for over thirty years.  Howard has published over fifty papers and articles on ecological, wildlife, conservation and research topics and has addressed lecture audiences in Mexico, Perú, Sweden and throughout the United States.

His life-long love and respect for Amerindian culture and spiritual beliefs has brought him contact with indigenous people of many cultures, including the Lakota, Crow, Ojibway, Menominee, Oneida, Cherokee, Apache, Navajo, and Tonono O'odham of the United States; the Yaqui, Seri, Mayo, Tarahumara, Huichol, Zapotec, Mazotec, Mixtec, and Maya of Mexico; the Maya of Honduras; and the Bora, Yagua, Cocama, Huitoto, Ashual (Jivaro), Cocamillo, and Shipibo-Conibo peoples of Perú.  He has been a lifelong activist in Native American socio-political issues, most recently involving community development assistance for the Bora and Yahua Indians in the Peruvian Amazon. .

Howard's experience and sensitivity in Latin American natural history and cultural arenas will greatly enrich your travel experience in the Land of the Incas.

Sanchi Reta Lawler, M.M.S. - Director of Transpersonal Studies

Reta is a professional transpersonal psychotherapist and teacher of meditation in the Zen Buddhist lineage. She has worked and traveled extensively in the Peruvian Andes and the Amazon, as well as throughout India, Nepal and Tibet. Her travels in the Andean highlands have brought her contact with shamans of the Q'ero people, who fled to highest reaches of the Andes to escape the Spanish Conquest.  She periodically organizes special journeys to the Andes to meet and work the Q'ero shamans and her mentor don Americo Yabar. Reta is a charming, intelligent, and very well-informed spiritual and travel guide in the Peruvian Andes.  She is a delightful and well-organized travel leader who will look after your every need.

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