Educational Vacations: U.S.S.R. Tour, South America Tour, and Kenya Safari

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For an additional surcharge, an excursion to Easter Island and its mysterious statues was part of the South America tour.
For an additional surcharge, an excursion to Easter Island and its mysterious statues was part of the South America tour.
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An Indian singer in Cuzco, Peru. 
An Indian singer in Cuzco, Peru. 
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A bargaining session among Masai tribesmen in Kenya.
A bargaining session among Masai tribesmen in Kenya.
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The South America tour includes a stay at this jungle camp on the Amazon River. 
The South America tour includes a stay at this jungle camp on the Amazon River. 
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Driving a back road in the canyonlands.
Driving a back road in the canyonlands.

It’s about to happen! In just a few short weeks (on May 31), MOTHER EARTH NEWS’ Health and Nutrition U.S.S.R. tour (arranged by the Citizen Exchange Corps) will be off on a three-weeks-plus study of the secrets of the amazing centenarians of the Caucasus! Better yet, MOTHER EARTH NEWS has opened up the trip to make space for any of you folks who might still decide that you just have to go along.

Of course, the big excursion to the U.S.S.R. is only one of the educational vacations that this magazine has planned for the coming months. And, after you’ve read the descriptions that follow, we’re sure you’ll agree that every single one of our tours is something special.

South America Tour: From Andes to Amazon!

Under the guidance of two experts on South American travel (Glynn Custred, professor of anthropology at California State University, Hayward, and Rosalie Rienzo, professor of Spanish at Merced College), we’ ll study the people and cultures past and present of the Andes and the Amazon. (The cost of this unforgettable journey is $1,490 plus airfare. The trip will be so comprehensive that–as is true of all our other foreign tours–you can even get college credit for it!)

Our expedition (July 7-29) will begin in Ecuador–the Switzerland of South America–where snow-capped volcanoes surround lush fields of alpine foliage. It would be hard to imagine a more invigorating environment, and the valley in which Quito–our first stop–sits simply begs to be explored and photographed.

  • Published on Dec 27, 2012
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