1.University
Action Research in the Andes 2008

The Center for Social Well Being is now in its 7th year offering our 3 week training program with courses in ethnographic field methods and languages (Spanish and Quechua) in the Peruvian Andes. Students are housed at the center’s rural base, an adobe lodge on an environmentally-focused ranch in the Cordillera Blanca mountain range of the Callejón de Huaylas, 7 hours northeast of Lima.

Coursework provides in-depth orientation to theory and practice in anthropological investigation that emphasizes methods in Participatory Action Research and Andean Ethnography centered on themes of Health, Ecology, Biodiversity and Community Organization. Students have the opportunity to actively engage in ongoing investigations in local agricultural communities to develop effective field research techniques, and to acquire language skills. In addition, the program provides excursions to museums, archaeological sites, glacial lakes and hot springs; optional recreational activities include hiking, mountain biking, rafting, kayaking, rock climbing and trekking.

Total cost is $2,700 US dollars.
This includes in-country travel, food and accommodations at the rural center, and all program activities, that consist of classes, lectures, research, site visits with local communities, as well as program related excursions. The program is under the direction of Applied Medical Anthropologist, Patricia J. Hammer, Ph.D., and Ecologist, Flor de María Barreto Tosi.

Program dates:
Session I June 6th through June 26th
Session II August 1st through August 21st
Session III September 17 th through October 6th

Please contact us for other possible program sessions for 2008.

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2.High school
Experiential Learning Program

“La Casa de Pocha” has been offering a high school Andean environment course since 1994.

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