Mt. Huascaran, Peru’s highest peak.
Recently Community members received an announcement of the Andean Explorers’ August 2014 trip to Peru, Peru’s Sacred Places of Power, Cultural Tour & Pilgrimage. And you have probably already received an invitation to accompany Sean Savoy and the Andean Explorers on this unique Pilgrimage into the central Andes of Peru. You may have also read about the tour here in ANNOUNCEMENTS in the Community Communique.
Please see the attached flyer and give special attention to the third portion of the Tour, “The Christ of the Andes Pilgrimage (August 13-17).”
< Read the promotional flyer. >
The Pilgrimage starts with a short morning flight into the central Andes. From Huaraz, the capital city of Ancash province, the tour will take travelers to the Santa River valley, known as the Callejón de Huaylas (the Valley of Huaylas), the “Switzerland of Peru.” There tour participants will visit the picturesque towns of Carhuaz, Caraz, Recuay and the national shrine of Yungay. This latter city is where Jamil (1959-1962), known as “El Ni o” (the Christ) of the Andes, lived and later died as a result of the 1962 avalanche that destroyed Ranrahirca, one of the five towns of the valley, and nearly destroyed Yungay at the foot of Mt. Huascarán. In 1970, Yungay itself was the site of a major earthquake causing the rock, mud, and ice of Huascarán to fall again and inundate the town. Now, Yungay is a national memorial and a pilgrimage site for people everywhere.
You are encouraged to support this pilgrimage to Yungay, where participants will walk in the footsteps of Jamil, whose story is told in Jamil: Child of Light by Gene Savoy.
< Read the tour sponsor form. >
By sponsoring the tour, you will help participants learn about the history of Peru from a fascinating and unusual perspective. With this tour, we are tying Peruvian history directly to the work of The Community. Tour members will learn how our pioneering work and innovative theories have lead to deeper understanding of and new insights into the mysteries of pre-Columbian America.