CONNECTING WITH LOCAL CULTURE, DURING YOUR PERU ADVENTURE
Imagine growing up in an isolated Andean community where your parents speak the indigenous Quechua language and your schoolwork often comes second to the more practical tasks at hand, like farming and familial chores.
In 2006, Kuoda Travel Founder Mery Calderon stumbled upon just such a community in the Sacred Valley beyond Cusco. Recognizing both a need and an opportunity, she opened the Andean Children’s Learning Center in 2007 as a way to provide children with the chance to empower themselves through education.
Today, more than two-thirds of the community’s school-aged children visit the Andean Children’s Learning Center for after-school educational support and mentorship, and a host of Kuoda travelers have experienced the joy of sharing their time to support these students on their educational journeys, many of whom will be the first in their family to go on to high school and university.
Including an experience like visiting the Andean Children’s Learning Center in your Kuoda itinerary is an opportunity to enrich and add meaning to your journey through Peru. It opens doors to cultural exchange and authentic connection with local Peruvians, while simultaneously broadening perspectives and fostering deeper understandings of the places you travel.
Today, more than two-thirds of the community’s school-aged children visit the Andean Children’s Learning Center for after-school educational support and mentorship, and a host of Kuoda travelers have experienced the joy of sharing their time to support these students on their educational journeys, many of whom will be the first in their family to go on to high school and university.
Including an experience like visiting the Andean Children’s Learning Center in your Kuoda itinerary is an opportunity to enrich and add meaning to your journey through Peru. It opens doors to cultural exchange and authentic connection with local Peruvians, while simultaneously broadening perspectives and fostering deeper understandings of the places you travel.
Community Experiences
The Andean Children’s Learning Center
The Community Computer Initiative
Should you wish to include an environmental conservation or social support activity in your trip, just contact us. We are always thrilled to find suitable projects, which is just another element of the Kuoda difference.