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Magical Journey to North India “Moksha”
For many years, Magical Journey International has offered their signature “Rebirth in North India, Moksha” journey. Carol and Mark traveled with their guests for the most transformative Indian experience, and Carolina Rogoll writes of hers on the Huffp …
Read MoreWillka T’ika Essential Wellness
by Carol Cumes, February 2017 Essential Wellness is experienced when all levels of our being thrive in harmony—physically, emotionally, mentally & spiritually. It is felt in the physical body when we live without debilitating physical sympto …
Read More3 Solo Women Expats in Peru
By Michaela Brown, one of 3 Willka T’ika Women living in Peru! What drives our major life choices? For me, it has been place. Countries I’d never heard of and ancient, simple cultures caught my attention in my early twenties and have been …
Read MoreA Cuy Lunch Outing in Chumpe-Pokes
Terry Visits the Family of the Willka T’ika Children’s Fund’s First University Graduate in Chumpe-Pokes Mountain Community For over a decade, The Willka T’ika Children’s Fund has supported a school in the Andean community of Chumpe-Pokes. Thanks …
Read MoreWillka T’ika Staff Hiking in the Sacred Valley
Hiking up the Sacred Valley to the “Las Ruinas de Perolniyoc” By Terry Cumes Every time I come to Peru I try to take Willka T’ika’s staff hiking in the Sacred Valley. Considering 18 people’s work and vacation schedules, it’s hard to find a day when eve …
Read MoreTrekking to Lares with the Willka Tika Staff
By Terry Cumes Every year for almost 20 years, our head of Willka Tika staff, Antonia, has arranged something fantastic where every staff member participates and goes on a new outing. This year, we decided to go trekking to Lares. We walked stra …
Read More10 Fun Activities for a Quechua Birthday!
On October 11, 2015 Carol Cumes, owner and founder of Willka T’ika, celebrated a very special Quechua birthday with her extensive Quechua family spanning four generations. During this Willka T’ika holiday, Carol had treated her entire staff the day bef …
Read MoreNature as a spiritual teacher
When Carol Cumes first laid eyes on the 1000-year-old lucuma tree standing boldly on neglected Peruvian soil in 1994, she didn’t know it would become her Andean spiritual teacher. She also didn’t know what the lucuma tree would guide her …
Read MoreInterview with Dr. Sue Morter
CLICK HERE TO WATCH AN INSPIRATIONAL VIDEO OF DR. SUE MORTER’S INTERVIEW Dr. Sue Morter, founder and visionary of the Morter Institute, leads retreats and seminars teaching people to use quantum thoughts and energy medicine to achieve their full …
Read MorePachamama’s Birthday
August is regarded as Pachamama’s birthday. Every year at Willka T’ika, the staff and I gather with our Qero Pakko, ritual specialist, to offer our gratitude to Her. As the name Pachamama suggests, the Quechua respect and honor their Mother Eart …
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