COPA GRANDE – HUARAZ

Objectives:
· To build restrooms and improve sport infrastructure at the educational
centre 80038, located in the local community of Copa, Marcará district,
province of Huaraz.
· To discover the beautiful nature that Huaraz has to offer by adventure
tourism and the way of living of the inhabitants of Copa community by living
experiences.
Location:
The community of Copa is located at 47 km
northeast of the city of Huaraz, in the
district of Marcará. It is surrounded by a
beautiful chain of snowcapped
mountains.
1,132 inhabitants live in this area and
practice agriculture, producing corn, wheat,
barley; and at the highest area they produce
Andean products such as potato, añu and
oca.
Local people also practice the breeding of
sheep, guinea pigs, hens and ducks.
Chancos thermal baths are known for its
medicinal properties and are located 30 kms
of Marcará district. It offers 2 swimming
pools, private rooms and saunas, which
temperatures reach the 74ºC approx.

ADDITIONAL IN FORMATION :
Duration (Huaraz – Copa Grande): 2 hours
Capital Altitude: 3052 masl.
Weather: Due to its hilly geography and altitude (2000 – 4500 masl.), temperature
descends up to 3
ºC in the evening. Thus, we recommend you to bring warm cloth.

PROGRAMME 5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS:
Activities:
This programme offers to tourists the
opportunity to experience new feelings
by living with Copa local families,
learning their traditions and ways of
living; and participate in the
construction of restrooms for the
educational centre.
Day 1
09:00 Buy of materials in the district of Marcará.
10:00 Departure to Copa community.
11:00 Welcome at the educational centre 80038.
Welcome programme: Songs, typical dances.
14:00 Lunch with community.
16:00 Accommodation (bedrooms are located inside the educational centre).
17:30 Videos about traditions and activities of Ancash.
19:00 Dinner with local families.
21:00 Time to rest.
Day 2
06:00 Extraction of milk from cattle.
07:30 Breakfast.
08:30 Participation in the construction of restrooms.
14:00 Lunch.
15:30 Participation in interdistrict
football games or optional activities for adults
and children.
Adults can learn to make tissues and ceramics.
Children can learn about shepherding or visit farms with typical animals of Marcará.
18:00 Dinner.
19:00 Stories and legends tell by the community.
21:00 Time to rest.
Day 3
06:00 Breakfast.
07:00 Trekking. You can observe
beautiful snowcapped
mountains
located in the Cordillera Blanca and
Negra until Capi lagoon (3 hrs).
12:00 Trout fishing.
13:00 Preparation of meals.
14:00 Lunch.
15:00 Return to Copa.
19:00 Dinner.
21:00 Time to rest.
Day 4
06:00 Breakfast.
07:00 Participation in agriculture
activities according to the month.
(sowing, hilling, harvest)
12:00 Lunch.
13:30 Participation in the construction of restrooms.
18:30 Dinner.
21:00 Time to rest.
Day 5
06:00 Breakfast.
07:00 Preparation of typical
lunch.
11:30 Lunch with community at
the educational centre.
13:00 Trekking to the thermal
baths and natural saunas of
Chancos.
18:00 Return to Marcará, then
to Huaraz.

CONTRIBUTION :
Tourists contribute by donating building material for the construction of the
restrooms, receiving free accommodation.
Construction of 3 restrooms for girls and 3 for boys
Fence w ith net the sport field
I mplementation of sport equipment
Construction of 2 trout w ells