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Phone: (949) 582-4788
Fax: (949) 364-8812


Marlene Weintraub
Senior Adminstrative Assistant
(949) 582-4215
(England)

Giziel Leftwich
Senior Administrative Assistant
(949) 582-4362
(Peru, Mexico, Spain)

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8am to 5:00pm
Closed Weekends

The next scheduled trip to Peru will bein Spring 2011. Please check back in August of 2010 for details.
	Study Abroad Program Peru March 13 -22, 2009 Professor Carmenmara Hernandez-Bravo Director of Study Abroad Program for over 20 years

Check out student's photos of the trip to Peru in 2008 at our Study Abroad Pictures link.

PROGRAM COMPONENTS INCLUDED IN THE STUDENT FEE

• A transportation package consisting of international airfare (between Los Angeles and Cusco) and round-trip transfers overseas between the airport and the housing in Cusco excluding mandatory U.S. government and airline-imposed departure taxes, fees and fuel surcharges (estimated at $595) for which students will be billed separately. (Please see Airfare Conditions.) Peruvian national and international airport taxes, estimated at $45 total per person, are not included and should be paid directly at the airport.
• Housing in twin rooms on a bed and breakfast basis in tourist class hotels in Cusco (4 nights), Aguas Calientes/Machu Picchu (1 night) and Puno (2 nights).
• Welcome dinner in Cusco
• Half-day visit on arrival day to Cusco’s historical Inca and Spanish colonial monuments with an English-speaking guide. Sights to be visited are as follows: Main Square, Cathedral, Church and Convent of Santo Domingo, Koricancha, Sacsayhuamán, Tambomachay, Kenko and Puca Pucará.
• Full-day visit to the Sacred Valley of the Incas (Pisac and Ollantaytambo) with an English-speaking guide. Lunch included.
• Guided overnight excursion to Machu Picchu by train. Accommodation in twin rooms on a bed and breakfast basis. Full-day mini Inca trek. Box lunch is included. The following morning visit the Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. Afternoon return to Cusco by train.
• Private bus transfer to Puno with an English-speaking guide. Lunch included. Visits en route will include the village of Andahuaylillas, plus the Racchi and Pucará archaeological sites.
• Full-day visit to Lake Titicaca (Floating Island of Uros and the Island of Taquile) with an English-speaking guide. Lunch included.
• Train transfer from Puno to Cusco. Lunch and transfers to and from accommodation included.
• Farewell dinner in Cusco.
• $50 non-refundable application fee
• Student medical and program fee refund insurance policies, as outlined in the AIFS insurance brochure. Coverage includes $10,000 accidental medical expense and $10,000 accidental death payment plus 24-hour emergency care assistance during the program and repatriation in cases of verified emergency beyond the students’ control.
• $51,000,000 liability coverage with SOCCCD named as co-insured for the duration of the program
• Accounting / billing services in the U.S.
• Pre-departure information services and a toll-free contact number in the U.S.
• Promotional materials
• Advance planning services of the AIFS London program headquarters.

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STUDENT FEE

Based on an enrolment of 15 to 19 paying student participants with 1 faculty member, for the services specified above, the fee per person is $2920.

Based on an enrolment of 20 or more paying student participants with 1 faculty member, for the services specified above, the fee per person is $2810.

Should SOCCCD wish to run this program with an enrolment below 15 paying student participants it would be necessary to either add a supplement to the fee above or to remove some components from the program. AIFS would discuss these options with SOCCCD.

This fee excludes a $125 refundable damage deposit, passport or visa fees if applicable, meals other than those indicated on the itinerary, personal expenses, any SOCCCD tuition or administrative fees, textbooks, additional fieldtrips or excursions required by the SOCCCD faculty and anything not specified.

These fees are guaranteed not to change as a result of fluctuations in the $ exchange rate. AIFS will charge a $35 returned check fee on each check returned by the bank for insufficient funds.

OPTIONAL COMPONENTS

• Single Supplement for hotel rooms in Cusco, Aguas Calientes/Machu Picchu and Puno is $375
• Optional Extra Protection Insurance Coverage, including increased medical insurance ($65) and/or personal effects insurance ($90) as outlined in the AIFS program brochure.

PROGRAM APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND BILLING

We recommend the promotion of and initial receipt of deposits for this program as early as possible.

Penalties apply to changed program bookings after Friday, January 2nd, 2009. Therefore AIFS would require SOCCCD to collect the application forms and deposits of $450 per student and to forward them to AIFS by Friday, January 2nd, 2009. AIFS would then bill the individual student for the balance of fees owing. Full payment and confirmation of final numbers must be received by Wednesday, January 28th, 2009. Please note that these are not postmark dates, but the dates by which funds must arrive in the AIFS Connecticut office.

AIFS reserves the right to withdraw students who are not paid in full by the final payment deadline. AIFS can accept applications after Friday, January 2nd, 2009, but cannot guarantee program costs after this date.

Students applying after the application deadline date of Wednesday January 28th, 2009 can only be accepted on a space-available basis.

AIRFARE CONDITIONS

AIFS will reserve spaces according to information on the student application form. Once airline tickets have been issued to students they can only be changed directly with the issuing agent once the student is abroad – agent and airline-imposed penalties apply.

AIFS cannot arrange airline tickets for students applying after Friday, January 2nd, 2009. AIFS is financially committed to any confirmed airline seats from Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 and therefore an airfare review will take place prior to this date. AIFS requests that SOCCCD provide an indication of how many students intend to participate on the program. However, should SOCCCD subsequently decide to offer the program but arrange their own student airfare then AIFS must be notified before Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 and will be able to provide a land only fee.

REFUND POLICY

Should an individual participant withdraw on or before Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 s/he will receive a refund of all fees paid less $250 plus any nonrefundable deposits paid by the student or by AIFS on behalf of the student.

Should s/he withdraw after Wednesday, January 28th, 2009, but on or before Friday, March 6th, 2009 , a refund of all fees paid would be made less $450 plus any non-refundable deposits paid by the student or by AIFS on behalf of the student. No refunds would be possible after Friday, March 6th, 2009 .

Students who must withdraw from the program because of a covered injury or illness will receive a refund of all fees paid less the $50 nonrefundable application fee, a $100 processing fee and a $125 insurance premium.

Please note that students who are academically withdrawn by their home institutions after their applications have been processed by AIFS are subject to the standard refund policy.

It is understood that SOCCCD will not cancel the program if the necessary minimum number of participants have been enrolled by Friday, January 2nd, 2009.

In the event of the U.S. State Department issuing a travel warning which advises U.S citizens not to travel to Peru, or if they are already in Peru, to leave it, AIFS will:

• If the program has not started, either make suitable alternative arrangements or cancel the program and refund all fees paid.
• If the program has started, suspend the program and fly the students home. If students are returned home they will receive a pro-rata rebate of fees paid to AIFS for the proportion of the program not completed, less the $50 non-refundable application fee, the $100 processing fee, the $125 insurance premium and any costs incurred flying the student home.

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