Discover a different side of Peru.

Discover → Learn → Exchange → Participate → Create → Share. An immersive educational journey connecting travelers directly with local communities and living history.

Living History & Migration

Coffee & Local Producers

Knowledge Exchange & Creation

Meet local residents and historians in Oxapampa and Pozuzo to explore 19th-century Austro-German settlement and evolving mountain identity.

Visit organic coffee farms, artisanal cheesemakers, and sustainable forestry projects to learn firsthand from local entrepreneurs.

Engage with local youth, exchange traditions, and collaborate on a shared creative output such as storytelling, music, or field documentation.

The 3 to 5 Day Exchange

Day 1 — Discover the Roots

Day 2 — Learn & Exchange

Day 3 — Create Together

Days 4–5 — Research & Project

Trace migration history, timber architecture, and heritage sites across Oxapampa. Engage in opening roundtables with community guardians.

Explore coffee plantations and local gastronomy. Conduct reciprocal interviews comparing daily life, language, and culture in Peru and Europe.

Join collaborative workshops in cooking, music, or crafts. Produce a tangible creative output celebrating shared intercultural connections.

Optional extended track to develop a field research project, digital photo essay, cultural map, or video documentation presented to the community.

The Arawi Field Journal

Every participant documents their journey through structured inquiry, reflecting on personal learning, cultural insights, and shared contributions.

What I Discovered

Who I Met & Learned From

What Surprised Me

Unique Austro-German wooden architecture, high-altitude cloud forest biodiversity, and living folklore.

Organic coffee farmers, artisan cheesemakers, local historians, and passionate student peers in Pozuzo.

The seamless blend of Andean warmth and Tyrolean culinary traditions preserved over generations.

What I Contributed

What I Will Take Home

Logistics & Inclusions

Personal stories, language skills, digital documentation, and creative collaboration during workshops.

Deep friendships, a completed field journal, and a renewed understanding of intercultural stewardship.

3–5 days, groups up to 20, English/Spanish/German translation, Eco-lodge stay, private transport, all meals.

Tailored for university and school groups, sustainable tourism researchers, and global exchange participants. Contact EcoExplore Peru to plan your dates.