Often I go back to the date of September 13th, 2007 as the birth of the Karikuy Organization, that’s when the original website launched under our previous name of Manchakuy. Since then I have been blogging annually about the organization and the progress we’ve been making with our programs. So you guessed it! this is one of those posts and below you can read about each one of our programs and where they are at right now. You will also read about some new programs and how you can help in achieving our most important goals. So Happy New Year from Karikuy, we see a bright future ahead for the organization, we hope you can join us for the ride! [Continue reading...]

If you were thinking about traveling to Peru this year or next you probably were planning on making the trip during the summer months of May through September. This is when generally the whole world descends upon Peru, the high season of Tourism in the country. This can mean inflated prices, crowded sites such as Machu Picchu and overbooked hotels. What you may not know is that for the majority of the country those are the winter months. November through March, the so-called low season, is most widely known as summer in Peru, and you can take advantage of the gorgeous coastal weather, low prices and festivities that occur during this time. Here is the Karikuy Top 10 Reasons to Visit Peru this Winter (November – March):
10. Freedom – During [Continue reading...]

In the Peruvian jungles east of Cusco lies a very peculiar city. A city known by many names; Paikikin, Vilcapampa, El Gran Paititi but most famously as El Dorado, the legendary lost city of Gold. The place where the Incas hid what remained of their golden treasures, Idols and Kings.
Since I was young I have always been fascinated by the legend of El Gran Paititi and how it has eluded discovery to this day. For those of you unfamiliar with the legend let me introduce you to the real story of El Dorado and the lost City of Gold.
Cusco, Peru, 1533 – Pizarro approaches the Inca Capital City knowing full well of the treasures reported to him by his men. Qosqo the golden city of the Andes, with it’s temple [Continue reading...]

Sitting here in my New York office is unsettling. You see, only days ago I was back in Peru running the organizations volunteer program. However with all the small problems and complications thrown at me, the program in the log run was a huge success.
The Karikuy Volunteer Program has come to an end for 2009 and I find myself back in the United States. Countless adventures has made me used to “movimiento” as Peruvians like to call it, this constant movement and accelerated lifestyle is now but a memory as I settle back into routine and office work. I find myself escaping the boredom of paperwork to reflect on our accomplishments and what the volunteer program meant to all who participated, including myself.
In 2009 the volunteer program was able to [Continue reading...]