• Arrive in Quito airport, approximate 8:00 – 11: 00 p.m.
• Bus will be at airport to provide transportation to the Crossroads Hotel
• Brief introduction of instructors and course participants

• 7:00 a.m. Leave Quito early with snack, brunch at gardens in the valley
• Board bus and continue over Andes mountain pass
• Arrive Tena about 4:00 p.m. - settle in at Cositas Ricas
• 7:00 p.m. typical Ecuadorian meal 
• A. Introduction Discussion

• 7:00 a.m. Breakfast at Cositas Ricas
•  8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Visit workshop and see demonstration of local ceramic production
• 10:00 Bus to Aliñahui
• 12: 00 Lunch at Aliñahui
• Afternoon hike in rainforests
• 6:00 p.m. Dinner
• B. Evening Discussion : Course objectives and personal goals of participants

June 4 

• 7:30 a.m. Breakfast
• 8:30 a.m. Bus to C.C.P.A.
• Tour of the C.C.P.A.
• 12:00 Picnic lunch
• Harvest and prepare craft materials
• 3:30 p.m. Bus back to Jatun Sacha
• 7:00 p.m. Dinner
• C. Evening discussion: Importance of bio-diversity, destruction of rainforest

• 6:30 Breakfast 
• 7:30 Head out into Jatun Sacha Forests
• All day hike with lunch
• Gabriel Tapuy will explain over 20 medicinal plants
• 6:00 p.m. Dinner
• D. Evening Discussion: Social class, cultural differences, and resource consumption

• 7:00 a.m. Breakfast
• 8:30 a.m. harvest coffee and cacao at local farm
• 10:00 a.m. Return to Alinahui
• Lunch
• Afternoon canoe trip to animal rehabilitation area
• Dinner
• E. Evening discussion: Farming techniques

• 7:30 a.m. Breakfast
• 8:30 a.m. Board canoe and then hike into Río Blanco community
• 15-45 minutes in canoe to trail head, hike to community cabins, approx. 3 hours 
• Lunch
•  Afternoon demonstration of traps and crafts
• Dinner
• Traditional legends and war stories

• 7:00 a.m.Breakfast
• Hike to waterfall, swimming 
• Canoe to the cabins
• Lunch
• Afternoon tour of community center (crafts and grocery) and school
• Dinner with rainforest foods featured
• Evening program, typical music dance and cultural exchange. Note: the group of tourists must prepare a couple of songs, dances or skits for the community, which involves the entire group and in representative of where they come from.

• 7:00 a.m. Breakfast
• Leave Río Blanco
• 12:00 p.m. Lunch
• Afternoon rest and discussion
• 6:00 p.m. Dinner
• Night hike in the rainforest
• F. Afternoon discussion: Culture and how it shapes how we use our resources.

June 10

• 7:30 a.m. Breakfast
• 8:30 a.m. Gabriel Tapuy gives presentation of medicinal plants and shamanism lecture
• 12:00 p.m. Lunch
• 1:00 Afternoon craft activities using rainforest materials
• G. Evening discussion Medicinal plant use among the Quichua People

• 7:30 a.m. Breakfast
• 8:30 a.m. Optional canopy walk/ tower/swim in the Napo/addition solo activity
• 12:00 p.m. Lunch
• 1:00 p.m Solo Activity
• Hike to flood plain forests
• 6:00 Dinner
• Amazon night club social life - good bye party

• 7:30 a.m. Breakfast
• 8:30 a.m. Depart from Amazon, head for Andean community experience
• Overnight at Papallacta hot springs 

• Early departure for Guandera area
• Lunch and visit in Hacienda Zuleta
• Enter Guandera Reserve (30-45 minute hike)

June 14 

• 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
• Introduction hike, solo activity in Guandera rain forests 
•  Lunch 
• Brief discussion, restful afternoon to catch up on journals and postcards

• 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
• Visit nearby farm with Pablo Vaca - explanation of potato cultivation and local agricultural practices
•  Lunch in Guandera
• H. Afternoon discussion: Andean communities, sierra farm experiences compared with Amazon.
• 6:00 p.m. Dinner
• Brief night hike in Guandera rainforests (optional)

• 7:00 a.m.Breakfast
• 8:00 a.m. Hike out of Guandera 
• Drive to Chiles Volcano and sample sulfur baths 
• 6:00 p.m. Dinner
• I. Evening discussion: Global conservation

• 7:00 a.m. Breakfast
• 8:00 a.m. Hike up to Paramo
• Picnic Lunch in the Paramo
• 6:00 p.m. Dinner

• 7:00 a.m. Breakfast
• 8:00 Hike out of Guandera
• 12:00 Cuy Lunch at Vaca family farm
• Travel to Otavalo

• 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
• 9:00 a.m.Travel to homes and see Andean spinning, dyeing and weaving techniques
• Musical demonstration and San Pablo lake.
• Lunch in Otavalo
• Free afternoon in the markets
• Dinner

June 20

• 8:00 a.m. Breakfast
• 9:00 a.m. Depart for the Equator
• Tourism at the Equator
•  Lunch in Quito
• Free afternoon

• 8:00 a.m. Breakfast at Crossroads
• Tour of Quito: old town, plazas, museum, modern areas
• Lunch in Quito
• Last minute shopping
• Evening meal and good bye
• J. Evening discussion: Valuable lesson from each student, memories, and how the course has affected them.

• Early Departure or continue in Ecuador on your own.