{"id":4602,"date":"2020-05-04T15:36:14","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T19:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/?page_id=4602"},"modified":"2020-05-14T15:48:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T19:48:49","slug":"peru-learning-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/peru-learning-home","title":{"rendered":"Peru: Learning at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Get creative<\/strong><br \/>\nOrganize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider painting Machu Picchu, learning <a href=\"https:\/\/epicureandculture.com\/quechua-culture-preserving-the-peruvian-weaving-tradition\/\">textile weaving<\/a>, or making <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enigmaperu.com\/blog\/the-pottery-of-ancient-peru\/\">Peruvian-style pottery.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pick a film<\/strong><br \/>\nWatch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for Peru include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fitzcarraldo (1982)<\/li>\n<li>The Emperor\u2019s New Groove (2000)<\/li>\n<li>Indiana Jones &amp; the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Learn some history<\/strong><br \/>\nDive deep into the history of specific sites you\u2019ll visit on tour. Study the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/41346-the-incas-history-of-andean-empire.html\">Inca Empire<\/a> or learn about Ollantaytambo and the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/peru\/cuzco-and-the-sacred-valley\/the-sacred-valley\"> Sacred Valley.<\/a> Then, tour some of Peru\u2019s ancient history with this<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lM8UR-aQveQ\"> virtual reality video<\/a> of Machu Picchu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choose a book<\/strong><br \/>\nRead and discuss a book that takes place in your destination or describes the local culture. Pick from titles like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Turn Right at Machu Picchu<\/em> by Mark Adams<\/li>\n<li><em>The White Rock<\/em> by Hugh Thomson<\/li>\n<li><em>The Conquest of the Incas<\/em> by John Hemming<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fill up your plate<\/strong><br \/>\nArrange a potluck and encourage your friends to bring a traditional dish from your destination. Know a chef? Hold a virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HSegr5-wdsM\">cooking class<\/a> with your travel group, or support a local restaurant that offers delivery\/take-out of your destination\u2019s cuisine. Try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feastingathome.com\/peruvian-ceviche-recipe\/\">ceviche<\/a>, lomo saltado, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruceeats.com\/spicy-creamed-chicken-aji-de-gallina-3029517\">aji de galina<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chefspencil.com\/recipe\/rocoto-relleno\/\">rocoto relleno<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn the language<\/strong><br \/>\nCall up a friend or set up a group video chat and practice your Spanish skills. It helps to make flashcards with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enigmaperu.com\/blog\/a-crash-course-to-peruvian-slang\/\">common Peruvian-Spanish sayings<\/a> to use on the phone or throughout your travels (think about ordering at restaurants, buying souvenirs, and chatting with locals).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><br \/>\nThere are over 3,000 different varieties of potato grown in Peru!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get creative Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider painting Machu Picchu, learning textile weaving, or making Peruvian-style pottery. Pick a film Watch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for Peru include: Fitzcarraldo (1982) The Emperor\u2019s New Groove (2000) Indiana Jones &amp; the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) Learn <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/peru-learning-home\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4603,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4602","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4602","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4602"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4602\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4757,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4602\/revisions\/4757"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}