Archives: August, 2025

by Josh Judge ’26 and William Boswell ‘26 As we walked through the Universidad Nacional Agraria de la Selva (UNAS) arboretum, a lush forest with sunlight glimmering through the layers of leaves, […]

Read More - Walking the Path of Reverence in the Peruvian Amazon

by Nathan Powell ‘27 and Gerald Hutson ‘26 Our trip to Peru’s National Center for Social Research and Interculturality in Health was a great way to open up our immersion trip to […]

Read More - Natural Remedies and Cultural Knowledge: Lessons from Peru’s Botanical Garden

by Ethan Cooper ’27 & Cole Shifferly ‘26 As I walked into the entrance, the walls were covered by flowers, tucked quietly in a neighborhood of Lima. Museo Larco felt more like […]

Read More - Identity, Power, and Divinity in the Art of Ancient Peru

by Bryce Poling ‘26 and William Lyons ‘26             When we arrived at the Lagoon of the Miracles, it didn’t feel like a tourist site. It felt like someone’s backyard, someone who […]

Read More - Exploring the Spiritual Ecology of the Peruvian Amazon

by Jacob Lentz ’27 and Rhys Cadigan ‘27 It grew eerily quiet as we entered the temple of the crossed hands (Templo de Las Manos Cruzadas). Everyone in the class was scoping […]

Read More - Exploring the Temple of the Crossed Hands

by Ike O’Neill ‘27 and Brandon Hammer ‘26 Concealed behind construction barriers in the heart of Lima lies la Iglesia de San Franciso. It was on the penultimate day of our trip […]

Read More - Musk, Morality, and Mortality: A Reflection of the Christian Catacombs Beneath Lima