We are happy to announce the 2nd Global Village Network Reunion, which will take place Peru from August 16th, 2007 to August 23th, 2007.
All Global Village Alumni and their families, Global Village executives and facilitators, and Iacocca Institute staff are invited to join us for a week of networking, business sessions, cultural and ethnic experiences, a taste of one of the best gastronomies in the world and tones of fun.
This will be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for so long to gather with some of your old friends that you haven’t seen since Global Village. Time to meet with new people who have already gone through Global Village experience and have so much in common with you.
This will be a chance to have a great vacation as well as a chance to network and talk business with your fellow alumni.
Join us in Peru and get a chance to come together with your old friends and meet with new ones whom you will feel like you have known for years.
A TASTE OF THE PROGRAM
· Land and breath the air of the great City of Kings (“Ciudad de los Reyes”) also known as Lima (some people say its name means yellow flower), Capital and the largest city of the Republic of Peru.
. Enjoy cultural activities, such as the Peruvian Paso Horse Show (an exclusive Peruvian breed) or the Marinera Show (Exclusive Peruvian dance. A graceful and romantic couple's dance).
· Enhace your business and negociation habilities and skills during the business sessions while discussing with fellow villagers, business experts and business men and women for the city.
· Empower people in need of a better life by your coperation in the task of building a nursery for kids in extreme proverty.
· Taste one of the bests gastronomies in the world. Thanks to its pre-Inca and Inca heritage and to Spanish, Basque, African, Sino-Cantonese, Japanese and finally Italian, French and British immigration (mainly throughout the 19th century), Peruvian cuisine combines the flavors of four continents.
· Land and feel the energies of the Impereal City (“Ciudad Imperial”) known as the City of Incas. A city with major Inca history.
· Taste the original Coca tea (“mate de coca”) which has been used by indigenous tribes for medicinal and religious purposes. The consumption of Coca tea, as well as chewing the leaves, increases the absorption of oxygen in blood, which helps combat altitude sickness, and has a marked digestive and carminative action.
· Live some exciting moments rafting down the river Vilnacota or just hang around the famous Pisac market where you can get familiar with the traditional artcrafting form the area.
· Let yourself go at Machu Piccu (Old Peak) often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas". Machu Picchu is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. It was built around the year 1450, but abandoned a hundred years later, at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
SEMINARS
We wanted to have a real Global Village Experience, therefore we created some especial activities related to the business arena, networking and family quality time. The following are some of them:
· Ice breaking game on the first night: do not worry this time won’t be more wood-breaking with the forehead. Nevertheless, exposure is confirmed!
· Conferences at Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas: We’ll discuss with business experts themes related to management, marketing and business development.
· Presentation of the program Global Village and of the GVN: we all want to share the pride of being a Villager and take the advantages of being one of them!
· GVN Entrepreneurs night: the perfect time to introduce your business and look for connections.
· GVN and local Entrepreneurs session: looking for local partners or experiences??? This will be the right place and the right time to meet them!
ITINERARY
For useful tips for travellers please access to the information posted in this link: http://peru.info/e_ftodatosutileseng.asp
According to experts opinion we recommend to take in consideration the following:
For avoiding mountain sickness, it is recommended that you ascend gradually to become acclimated, rest on the first day of your arrival, eat light foods, drink plenty of fluids, and keep lemon drops at hand. If you have heart problems, consult your doctor.
To keep from getting gastrointestinal infections, we recommend you take care when eating raw foods. Drink bottled or boiled water, and do not eat food from street vendors.
Saturday, August 16th
Welcome all villagers
Transportation from the airport to the hotel and check in
13:30
Lunch (hotel)
Free evening time
20:00
MEET & GO reunion (Ice breaking game. First offcial gathering)
00:00
Night at one of the best discos in town (moving to the dance floor)
Sunday, August 17th
08:00 to 10:00
Breakfast (hotel)
10:00
City tour around Lima
13:30
Lunch at “Mamacona” or similar (http://www.mamacona.com/)
Enjoy the Peruvian Paso Horse and Marinera show
20:00
Openning dinner
Monday, August 18th
08:00 to 09:00
Breakfast (hotel)
09:00
Buses going to the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas – UPC
10:00 to 11:00
Business experts conferences
11:00 to 11:30
Presentation on behalf of GV. Villagers will introduce the program to students of different Universities.
11:45 to 13:30
GVN and local Entrepreneurs session
13:30
Lunch (UPC) Presentation of GVN
15:00
Visit to the “Museo de Oro”
17:00
Back to the Hotel
Free evening time for shopping
19:30
Night at “Peña Candelaria” or similar (Cultural night // http://www.lacandelariaperu.com/home.htm)
Tuesday, August 19th
08:00 to 09:00
Breakfast (hotel)
09:30
Working for a better place: We’ll visit the “Asentamiento Humano Pachacutec” where we’ll interact with groups of kids (5 years old or less) and implement a small “Wawa Wasi” (daycare) for them.
There’ll be several commissions working on the implementation, playing with the children, telling them stories, teaching them some collage work, etc.
In one sentence: We’ll have a great time working for a community that needs our support.
15:00
Lunch – Buffet: In order to celebrate our hard work we’ll have a good taste of our traditional “ceviche”, “tiradito” and all the best of Peruvian food!
20:00
GVN Entrepreneurs night
21:30
Goodbye Lima party (hotel).
Wensday, August 20th
Breakfast (hotel Lima)
Early check out. Transportation to the airport.
Arrival to Cusco.
Pick up from the airport to the hotel. Welcome toast with the traditional “mate de coca” (non-alcoholic beverage)
Free morning time.
12:30
Lunch (hotel Cusco)
13:30
City tour: (4 hours)
We’ll visit the “Templo del Sol”, the Cathedral, “Parque Arqueológico de Saqsayhuaman”, “Q'enqo”, “Pucapucara” and “Tambomachay”.
20:00
Welcome night.
Thursday, August 21st
Breakfast (hotel)
09:00
Trip to the “VALLE SAGRADO DE LOS INCAS”, two ways to go:
- Option 01: Canotaje. For those villagers who love adventure... A genuine experience down the river Vilcanota.
- Option 02: Shopping time at Pisac (Cusco’s traditional artcrafting).
13h30
Lunch at Pisac.
17:00
Visit to the archaeological complex of “Ollantaytambo” and dinner.
21:00
Mystic bonfire
Friday, August 22nd
Breakfast (hotel)
08:00
MACHU PICCHU
Lunch at town
(Be aware of train hours. Once the train has leaved there’s no other way to come back. No exceptions).
21:00
Goodbye Cusco party (and dinner)
Saturday, August 23rd
Transportation to the airport.
PRICE
We have reached a reasonable cost of 693 USD per Villager, based on two and three beds hotel room in a three stars hotel.
*Please note that financial trnasaction costs are not included on the price. Alumni must take this into consideration for the payment procedure*
Price includes all transportation, meals (quoted on the itinerary), every tour and guides (English speaking). However, it doesn’t include airplane tickets coming or going to either Lima nor Cusco.
Rafting has an extra charge. We also consider the donation for the “Asentamiento Humano” as an extra charge.
Alcoholics drinks not quoted on the itenerary aren’t included on the price.
REGISTRATION AND CONFIRMATION
For registration and confirmation process write us to gvreunion08@gmail.com.
August is a peak season for tourism here in Peru, therefore we have limited amount of rooms. We will do our best to make sure we get everyone in the same hotel but we need your confirmation by April 15th, 2008.
Therefore, a first payment is due for your confirmation. This will be US$300 american dollars. You can pay the rest at your check-in in Perú.
In order to guarantee your spot on the event you should follow the cancellation program.
Your space on the event will only be guaranteed when the first payment is received. We would like to make clear that registration only will not guarantee your spot. Although, it will give us an idea of how many Villagers will join us in this amazing experience.
We will be posting, in coordination with the current EB, on the GVN website the list of participants and their confirmation before the registration deadline.
PAYMENT
We highly recommend to do the payments within 1 week of your registration. Remember that your spot will only be guaranteed once the first payment is received.
The last day for registration and confirmation is April 15th, 2008. Registration after this date will only be possible if there are any rooms available.
Payment can be done by any of the following:
1. Bank deposit
Bank name: Banco de Crédito del Perú
Account number: 193-15765708-0-56.
SWIFT: BCPLPEPL
Adress: Calle Centenario 156, La Molina
Reference: GvReunion08
2. Credit card
Right now you can make it by an email request. We are using the PayPal system. Please contact
us to gvreunion08@gmail.comfor this matters.
3. Money Gram exchange system
Make sure you include the following information when transfering the money.
Person to contact: Andrea Mongrut-Steane.
DNI (ID) No.: 40860702
Reference: GvReunion08
Please note that whichever way you choose to pay, it is important that you send us an email to confirm your payment. As quoted before, Price doesn’t include financial transaction costs. That must be asumed by Alumni. Referencial costs are 8% by bank transference, 6% by credit card payment and 4% by Money Gram exchange.
After registration, if, for any reason, you can not come to the reunion and need to cancel your registration, here is the cancellation policy:
If Cancellation is received:
Up to April 15th
Full amount will be reimbursed
April 15th – June 30th
50% of the amount will be reimbursed
From July 1st
No amount will be reimbursed
No shows will result on the FULL AMOUNT being charged as a cancellation fee.
Please note that from right now spots are been saved to visit one of the new Seven Wonders of the World (Machu Picchu) and we can’t guarantee your spot for such amazing experience if we don’t receive your registration and first payment on time. This service is the only one that we can’t guarantee for payments after deadline.
After registration deadline, extra rooms can only be guaranteed in different hotels.
VISA
For visa concerns, please write to us gvreunion08@gmail.com or check out the information posted on http://gvreunion08.blogspot.com/2008/02/2008-first-announcement.html
FLIGHTS
Lima Airport is an international airport with direct flights from major cities from all over the world. In the other hand, right now the only way to get to Cusco is trough Lima in a domestic flights. However there are some flight going out from Cusco to other major cities in the Region.
We highly recommend to reserve your flights as soon as possible since it is likely that you will find more economic prices for your air travel when booking now instead of during summer.
Please check with your travel agent to find the best option for you. If you need any assistance for booking your flight to Cusco (departure date: August 20th) please let us know.
QUESTIONS
Please email us at gvreunion08@gmail.com to registrate, confirm, ask any question, share suggestions and anything that comes up to get you all the way to the Lima airport! Your emails will be answered prompty.
Everyone must be an active party on this event. We will not take a “no” in this matters.
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