Peru Wisdom Quest

An immersive educational experience to unlock greater purpose, vision, and fulfillment.

Peru Certificate Program:

Lead with Wisdom & Vision

Transcend time’s limitations with Andean wisdom keepers on Abroad’s Peru Leadership Quest. Immerse yourself in rich heritage, captivating archeological sites, and majestic mountain landscapes. Our program combines immersive coaching and digital learning experiences, both pre- and post-quest, enabling you to integrate these profound insights into your daily life and leadership. Successful completion will be recognized with a graduation certificate for leaders engaged through organizational continuing education programs.

Peru Leadership Quest Highlights

EXPERIENCE TRUE PERU

Experience Peru in a way few ever do. Visit Ausangate Mountain, one of the most sacred mountains in Peru, and be guided by a local Q’ero offering the purest and ancient Inkan practices.

EDUCATION

Enjoy world-class education sessions with luminary leaders, coaches, and wisdom keepers to cultivate greater wisdom, purpose and fulfillment.

COMMUNITY

Forge lasting bonds with a diverse group of leaders. Our quests facilitate deep relationships that go beyond professional networking, leading to lifelong friendships and collaborations.

CONTINUED LEARNING

Maximize your immersive educational experience with pre- and post-quest coaching and group sessions, along with thought-provoking educational content to understand the true wisdom of Peru.

Meet our local faculty leader in Peru

Wisdom & Ayni

Juan Quispe Calcina

Juan Quispe Calcina is from the Q’ero Nation, the last independent community of the Inka in Peru. Juan’s village is at over 14,000 feet above sea level where his ancestors have survived for over 500 years as potato farmers and alpaca herders, and are known for maintaining the purest Inkan culture and practices than any other tradition. Juan is a “Pampamisayoq”, an Andean Priest. On your Abroad Quest, Jaun will offer explorations around the Andean wisdom of Ayni, a philosophy of mutual exchange, community harmony, and spiritual and cosmic balance to inform your life and leadership.

Quest Overview

Pre-Trip Coaching & Preparation

Before you embark on your quest, our faculty and coaches will work with you one-on-one and in group sessions to prepare you for the transformative journey ahead. This is your opportunity to clarify your intentions, meet your fellow participants, and enjoy educational content that will prepare you for the experience ahead.

Peru Experiential Learning

Immerse yourself in the breathtaking landscapes of Peru, engage with influential leaders and experienced faculty, and interact with local wisdom cultures. Explore the Andean philosophy of harmony and balance with nature, and understand how this ancient wisdom can inform modern leadership practices in your organization.

Post-Trip Integration & Certification

Return from your journey and continue to grow through individual and group coaching sessions, leveraging insights from your trip to catalyze profound shifts in your life and leadership. As part of your quest, you will have lifetime access to our mobile app to help further your learning. For those of you engaged in continuing education programs, you will be recognized with a graduation certificate.

What’s Typically Included

Experiential

  • 7-Nights Hotel at Luxury Collection Hotels

  • All meals and excursions

  • ExecEd sessions with experts in leadership, wisdom, and vision/purpose

  • Optional energy healing session with Andean spiritual leader

  • Private transfers to/from Cusco International Airport

  • Massage after Machu Picchu day-trip

  • Experience to give back to the community

  • Guide Tips

Digital

  • Executive coaching session pre and post-the Quest (2 total)

  • Group coaching sessions pre and post-the Quest (2 total)

  • Self and Leadership Assessments

  • Digital learning content on Abroad’s mobile app to learn the unique wisdom of Peru pre-post the experience.

  • Quantitative and qualitative measurement of impact

  • Donation to Q’ero communities and local eye center for curable blindness through Abroad Generosity

Schedule a 30-Minute Interview

We are diligent to make sure this is the right educational experience for you at this time in your life. Due to the small size of the group, we are looking for impact-minded leaders and people committed to their personal and professional growth to create the best possible experience.

FAQ

  • Expect a minimum of 10 people and a maximum of 15 people. We keep group sizes small to build community and allow access to places normal tourists cannot visit.

  • We are diligent to make sure this is the right experience for you at this time in your life. Due to the small size of the group, we are looking for a group of socially-minded leaders and people committed to their professional and personal growth.

  • Absolutely, given this is a life changing experience, many leaders find great value and transformation in bringing their significant other. However, we have also seen other leaders utilize this time for personal contemplation and reflection. We will explore this in your 30-minute interview.

  • Our lead guides are Juan Quispe Calcina and Lisa McClendon Sims. Juan is from the Q’ero Nation, the last independent community of the Inka in Peru. Juan’s village is at over 14,000 feet above sea level where his ancestors have survived for over 500 years as potato farmers and alpaca herders, and are known for maintaining the purest Inkan culture and practices than any other tradition. Juan is a “Pampamisayoq”, an Andean Priest. He is an “ukuku” a title earned through the Q’ollyur’iti festival, as a keeper of the Living Energy and policing body of this important annual festival.

    Lisa was born in the United States and has lived permanently in Cusco since 2011. Lisa is a Paqo, Chakaruna and Pampamisayoq in the Andean tradition, a Fourth Level initiate of the Hatun Karpay by Elizabeth Jenkins and Juan Nuñez del Prado. She is also a Reiki Master and a student of A Course in Miracles.

  • You need to arrive in Cusco no later than the afternoon of June 8th to join our welcome dinner. On the return, you need to book your flights after noon local time on June 15th, or the morning of June 16th. Airport transfers to/from the Cusco airport and hotels are included in the quest.

  • You are more than welcome to arrive earlier or stay later and, permitting hotel availability, we can extend your rooms at our quest hotels if you would like.

  • A full packing list will be provided once you sign up through our Peru Participant Dashboard.

  • Fundamental to Abroad's mission is building regenerative collaborations with our indigenous partners. You will learn more about this throughout the Quest, but expect at least one experience where we give back to the communities that welcome us.

  • Trekking/hiking is an important part of the experience. On the Quest, we have three hikes to Pumamarca (1.5 hours/6KM), Machu Picchu (3 hours/3.2KM) and Ausangate Cocha (3 hours / 7KM). On two of the hikes we will reach above 11,000 feet in elevation, with the ascent requiring 1,650 ft of climbing. If you cannot do any of these hikes, this likely is not the best trip for you. However, if you want to take a break from one of the hikes, we can arrange optional tours or rest at the hotel.

  • Major credit cards are widely accepted at most locations in Peru. Please note that transactions charged in Peruvian Soles may incur a currency transaction fee from your bank. Most establishments can charge in US Dollars as well. It is recommended to also have small, petty cash with you for local vendors, artisans and market purchases. Money exchange should be avoided at all airports due to the low exchange rate. We will suggest the best places to exchange money once on the ground.

  • We advise you to check with your cell phone provider to see if you can have reasonably priced international service in Peru. If you need a SIM card, then it’s provided as part of your Quest.

  • Voltage in Peru is 220 volts.

  • Travel insurance is highly recommended. You are also required to agree to our Terms and Conditions and release of liability. We will provide recommendations for reasonable travel insurance plans, as well as plans that will cover your entire investment for the Abroad Quest should you need to cancel for unforeseen reasons.

  • +60 Days - Full Refund

    +30 Days - 50% Refund

    Within 30 Days - No Refund, although we will do our best to recapture any investment

  • Abroad will reserve massage times for the group and provide a staff contact at the hotel for you to reserve your massage at your desired time.

  • Abroad will host an intro session with our faculty and Peru guides. After the Quest, we will schedule a group integration call and individual coaching sessions to help you integrate this powerful life experience.