Based in Cusco (Cuzco), Peru, several SKS students and faculty are spending this Thanksgiving Week helping Peruvians and learning about their ancient culture and land. Here’s a sample of their scheduled activities:

• Monday, November 23rd – Tree Planting – students will plant queunales trees in the community of Misminay.
• Tuesday, November 24^th – Misminay Project – students will join local residents of the Urubamba Valley in their daily tasks, e.g. plowing and harvesting.
• Wednesday, November 25^th – Toy Making Project – students and local youth will make toys out of recycled materials. Several of the best will be entered into the Oxfam Quebec international competition!
• Thursday, November 26^th Macchu Picchu – on Thanksgiving Day (U.S.) students will visit this most famous Incan ruin and UNESCO World Heritage site.
• Friday, November 27^th – Bike Tour – students will become better acquainted with the landscape by biking from the village of Huasao to Pikillacta and back to Cusco.
• Saturday, November 28^th – A tour of the capital Lima will round out the Peruvian adventure.

Learn more about Storm King’s International Service Expeditions here (scroll down to bottom of post).