Manu Shipetiari Community Gastronomic Experience 4 Days / 3 Nights

The Manu biosphere reserve has always been the territory of ancestral peoples such as the Matsiguenkas, considered to be the expert hunters and experts in the use of medicinal plants, whose heritage goes back thousands of years.

In this program we will learn a little about the daily life of the Matsiguenkas, and what better way, than through gastronomy, which is a permanent source of cultural expression, we will learn to prepare one of the most representative dishes of the Amazon. Prepare your own “Cocona Sour”, “Juane”, etc. and appease the heat of the jungle, enjoying the gastronomy that the jungle offers us.

Day 1: Cusco – Cloudy Forest – Pilcopata (BL, C)

Very early we will pick you up from the hotel, our destination will be the exuberant region of the cloud forest where the Andes end and give way to the Amazon. Then we will make a brief stop in Oropesa to enjoy the traditional bread of Chuta.

During the tour we will have a time to visit the Chinapas of Ninamarka (pre-Inca funerary precincts) and then head to the picturesque colonial town of Paucartambo (which in the time of the Incas, was a strategic commercial point between the valley of Kosñipata or Antisuyo and the capital of Tahuantinsuyo, Cusco). Then we will go up to the Acjanaco pass, which is the entrance to the Manu National Park. We continue our trip to Pilcopata. After the welcome we will settle in our comfortable rooms.

• Overnight at Guadalupe Lodge
• Private transport

Day 2: Pilcopata – Matsiguenka Shipetiari Community (B, L, D)

After breakfast, we will visit the local food market to buy some products that we will use in cooking classes.

We continue the journey until we reach the port of Atalaya, where we change the transport in a motorized boat that will take us through the waters of the Alto Madre de Dios river, until we reach the Matsiguenka community of Shipetiari. The Matsiguenka community is located next to the Manu National Park, after the welcome we will settle in our comfortable rooms. Later we will have the opportunity to explore the jungle, in search of wildlife, surrounded by the most extravagant sounds that make this place a mysterious place.

Back in the hostel and to quench your thirst, we will learn to prepare the “Cocona Sour”, a variant of our flag drink, the “Pisco Sour”.

• Overnight Pankotsi Hostel – CN Shipetiari
• Cocona Sour.

Day 3: Matsiguenka Shipetiari Community (B, L, D)

After breakfast, we will go out to explore the jungle accompanied by a member of the community to know first hand the secrets of the forest. The lodge has a very extensive trail system to explore the jungle of Manu.

Later we will finish some cooking classes, we will learn to prepare one of the most representative dishes of the Peruvian Amazon, the “Juane”, this dish consists of pieces of chicken with rice wrapped in Bijao or Banana leaf, which gives it an aroma special. We will accompany this delicious dish with fruit drinks from the area (vegetarian option). In the afternoon we will visit the community, we will have a time to learn a little about the daily life of our new friends. We will participate in a campfire and traditional food, such as Pacamoto (pieces of fish cooked in bamboo), banana and other local products, we will spend some time exchanging experiences with the Matsiguenkas.

• Overnight Pankotsi hostel – CN Shipetiari
• Preparation of Juane and Pacamoto.

Day 4: Matsiguenka Shipetiari Community – Salvation – Cusco (D, BL)

Very early we say goodbye to our friends and we embark until we reach the port, where we are waiting for transportation to return to the city of Cusco, on the way we will make some stops to continue enjoying the area.

• Private transportation – Cusco.
• Transfer Hotel

Note:

All programs in the jungle may have slight variations, depending on the reports of our experienced guides and weather conditions, in order to maximize the observation of wildlife.

• Breakfast (D)
• Lunch at)
• Dinner (C)
• Box Lunch (BL)

It includes

• Guided tours
• Food according to the itinerary (optional vegetarian) Accommodation
• Tickets
• All transfers in land and river transport, pick up and transfer to the hotel during the tours.
• Bilingual guide in English and Spanish.
• Land and river transport allow them to carry 10 kilos of luggage per person.
• accommodation

Does not include

• Insurance of any kind
• Laundry service
• Telephone calls or messages and others of a personal nature.
• International or domestic flights
• Airport taxes.
• Extra nights during the trip due to flight cancellations or weather conditions

We recommend to bring:

• Binoculars
• Waterproof cover for backpacks
• Pocket knife
• Casaca Polar
• Rain jacket / Rain jacket
• Polo shirts / Shirts
• Hat or Hats
• 1 pair of shorts
• Long pants for hiking / hiking
• Trekking shoes or hiking shoes (shoes suitable for floors
• wet and irregular)
• Sports Sandals
• Sunscreen
• Sunglasses
• Alarm clock or wristwatch with alarm
• Headlight or headlamp (all destinations have adapters to charge batteries)
• Basic first aid kit

Useful information

Cusco – Salvation – Matsiguenka Shipetiari Community

Location: Manu National Park. Between the department of Cusco and

Mother of God.

Heights: Max. 3550 m.s.n.m. – Min. 485 m.s.n.m.

Ideal for: Observation of flora and fauna, visit and activities Community

Shipetiari, night walk, traditional food preparation, hiking trails, diverse ecosystems.

Public transport