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AMAUTA is located in a colonial building at only one block from the main square, the Plaza de Armas. The building also incorporates the Student House in a lovely setting with a sunny terrace.
Currently, the AMAUTA program runs at three locations: the beautiful city of Cusco, the picturesque village of Urubamba (in the Sacred Valley of the Incas) and the Rainforest of MANU. Take advantage of studying at either or all three locations, each highlighting a different aspect of Peruvian culture. The AMAUTA Volunteer Program provides the unique opportunity to live and work in Peru while cultivating a superior level of Spanish proficiency.
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El Cuzco, the region with the most beautiful countryside on the planet crowned by six mountains more than 6,000 metres above sea level, it is the oldest city in the western hemisphere and the origin of the Inca civilisation. Renowned worldwide for the wonderful and archaeological finds in the city of Machupicchu, el Cuzco located on the mainland of South America is in the South-East of Peruvian territory. With an area of more that 76,225 Km2, is separated into regions. To the North is the region of Ucayali, to the South Arequipa and Pun, To the East, Madre de Dios and to the West Apurimac, Ayacuch and Junin. Recently, due to the regionalisation process in 1988, the regions of Madre de Dios and Apurímac together form La Regíon Inca (the Inca Region).
El Cuzco, a province of the region with the same name, has 105 districts and 13 provinces: Acomayo, Anta, Calca, Canas, Canchis, La Convención, Cuzco, Chumbivilcas, Espinar, Paruro, Paucartambo, Quispicanchis and Urumambla, the most populated being Convención, Canchis, Quispicanchis and Chumbibilcas.
La City of Cuzco is in the western part of the valley of the river Watanay, situated 3,350 metres above sea level and it is one of the highest cities in the world. It is located 13 degrees 30´45" latitude south and 71 degrees 58´33" longitude west of the Greenwich Meridian and is one of the most important cities in Peru.
