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Peru
Cusco – Puerto Maldonado

Cusco – Puerto Maldonado

Cusco, once the capital city of the Incas, is the earliest steadily occupied city in the Americas. In 1983, the city was chosen as a UNESCO world heritage site. The ruins of the aged Incan city became the foundation of the Spanish structures that can be seen today. As you pass through the narrow paths lined by Incan walls you get a glimpse of how life would have been for the ancient civilization. It can almost feel as if you have gone back in time.

The primary tourist area is the Plaza de Armas and the neighboring streets, with many main attractions within a few blocks. Uphill to the northeast of the Plaza de Armas is the neighborhood San Blas. Cobble stoned streets lead the way uphill to this unique little district. It is popular with foreigners and is more tranquil than the center. It also provides one of the most excellent views of the whole city.

During your elective in Cusco you will have private accommodation near to your placement and a member of our team will be on call 24 hours a day if you need anything. We also include Spanish classes in all of our electives in Cusco, to help you along the way.

Elective

Medical Elective

The Mundo Verde medical elective in Puerto Maldonado and Cusco will provide you with such a contrast to what you are used to giving you a unique chance to learn new abilities and put them into practice. You will come across diseases uncommon in your own country and help the doctors on their rounds to witness how they deal with such cases. It’s a wonderful opportunity for any intern in the medical field. Both cities also have a lot to offer when you have some free time. In Cusco you get to visit Machu Picchu with us and Puerto Maldonado is a big contrast boasting a tropical climate on the edge of the Amazon.

Nursing Elective

In Cusco and Puerto Maldonado (the Amazon rain forest) the nursing elective will add to your medical knowledge and provide you with some new and unique experiences. At both locations you will be joining doctors and nurses on their rounds and shadow them each day. You may sometimes get to put into practice what you have learned. Some diseases and cases you come across will be uncommon in your home country as many underprivileged don’t go to the doctor regularly and let their illness reach a critical stage. This is a great opportunity to learn new medical knowledge and skills. Mundo Verde has some planned excursions for your free time or you can even take advantage of the salsa classes we provide.

Midwifery Elective

The Mundo Verde midwifery elective in Cusco and Puerto Maldonado will provide you with many opportunities to help out the local midwives and practice your skills. You will likely come across cases in pregnancy that don’t exist back home like disease, and perhaps even HIV that has been passed from the mother to baby. This is an excellent chance to widen your midwifery knowledge and learn new skills for your future career. You will also come across problems during labour that could have been prevented if the patient had received care earlier on. You also have time off to enjoy the excursions we have tailormade for you or you to enjoy the history Cusco has to offer or the tropical jungle climate of Puerto Maldonado.

Physiotherapy Elective

In Cusco and Puerto Maldonado there is a shortage of physiotherapists meaning that you are going to help a great deal during your internship. You may come across polio and clubfoot, which you are highly unlikely to have seen before, creating a great chance to expand your knowledge and gain new abilities in your specific field. You will treat a variety of cases in adults and children and the Mundo Verde physiotherapy electives will give you plenty of chances to get real hands on experience. In your time away from the hospitals and clinics you can bask in the tropical climate of the city and explore the rainforest in Puerto Maldonado or enjoy the historical center in the Inca capital of Cusco.

What’s in this elective

Accommodation and Team

The accommodation in Cusco is well located in the centre close to everything you might need such as shops, banks, and restaurants. It is also near to the hospitals where you will be travelling to regularly. The living areas are tastefully decorated with plenty of space to make you feel comfortable. Someone on our team will be available 24/7.

Spanish Classes in Cusco

Taking Spanish classes in one of the most beautiful cities worldwide is undoubtedly a unique and unforgettable experience. As part of your medical elective in Cusco you get 20 hours of classes that we have carefully catered to suit your needs while working in the hospital.

Our classes have been prepared and divided into two main parts, conversational and grammar areas, in both you will have a tutor who will walk you through the entire sessions thus you will get the most out of your Spanish classes.

Cooking classes in Cusco

A fun and sharing experience is what you get when joining our specially catered cooking class during your healthcare elective in Cusco. With its combination of ancient Andean ingredients and the new techniques of cooking, this destination is quickly becoming in the new food-taste

Salsa lessons in Cusco

In Cusco, Peru we have included a salsa class for you. Salsa in Peru is loved by most and danced by many at family parties, concerts and clubs. They listen to music from here as well as from many other Latin American countries. You can often hear it on the radio in taxis and it’s hard to resist tapping your feet. You will learn some of the basic steps and then get to go and try them out on the dance floor. Whether you are a newbie to salsa or have danced it before, you will have a great time immersing yourself even more into the culture during your chosen elective. Clubs in the city have salsa evenings so you can keep up the practice.

Tours

To make you get the most out of your time with us and in your new location, we have included some tours for your weekends and days off. These are all included in the price of the elective so you won’t face any extra charges after arriving. The following tours are included in our Cusco & Puerto Maldonado elective. To find out which ones are included for your chosen amount of time please take a look at our what’s included

• Sacred Valley (1 day)
• Rainbow Mountain (full day)
• Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu (5 days)
• Lake Titicaca (2 days)
• Tambopata (1 day)
• Cusco city tour (6 hours)

2 weeks

$1700

• Accommodation in our private apartments
• Hospital attachments
• Choice of preferred speciality
• 6 hours of Spanish lessons (not available for Dental outreach)
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in-country professionals
• Airport or bus terminal pick up on arrival
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Machu Picchu by Train (2d/1n)
• Orientation kit

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3 weeks

$2000

• Accommodation in our private apartments
• Hospital attachments
• Choice of preferred speciality
• 10 hours of Spanish lessons
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in country professionals
• Airport or bus terminal pick up on arrival
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu (5d/4n)
• Rainbow Mountain (full day)
• Orientation kit

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4 weeks

$2200

• Accommodation in our private apartments Cusco
• Accommodation in a comfortable hotel in Puerto Maldonado (1 week)
• Return bus ticket to Puerto Maldonado
• Hospital attachments Cusco & Puerto Maldonado
• Choice of preferred speciality
• 20 hours of Spanish lessons
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in country professionals
• Airport or bus terminal pick up on arrival
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu (5d/4n)
• Sacred Valley Tour (full day)
• Rainbow Mountain (Full day)
• Lake Titicaca Trip (2d/1n)
• Orientation Kit
• International presentation (optional)
• 1 week in Puerto Maldonado (rain forest)
• Tambopata National Reserve (full day)
• Salsa lessons 2 sessions
• Cooking class

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5 weeks

$2300

• Accommodation in our private apartments Cusco
• Accommodation in a comfortable hotel in Puerto Maldonado (1 week)
• Return bus ticket to Puerto Maldonado
• Hospital attachments Cusco & Puerto Maldonado
• Choice of preferred speciality
• 20 hours of Spanish lessons
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in country professionals
• Airport or bus terminal pick up on arrival
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu (5d/4n)
• Sacred Valley Tour (full day)
• Rainbow Mountain
• Lake Titicaca Trip (2d/1n)
• Orientation Kit
• International presentation (optional)
• 1 week in Puerto Maldonado (rain forest)
• Tambopata National Reserve (full day)
• Salsa lessons 2 sessions (Cusco only)
• Cooking class

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6 weeks

$2500

• Accommodation in our private apartments Cusco
• Accommodation in a comfortable hotel in Puerto Maldonado (1 week)
• Return bus ticket to Puerto Maldonado
• Hospital attachments
• Choice of preferred speciality
• 20 hours of Spanish lessons
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in country professionals
• Airport or bus terminal pick up on arrival
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu (5d/4n)
• Sacred Valley Tour (full day)
• Rainbow Mountain (Full day)
• Lake Titicaca Trip (2d/1n)
• Orientation Kit
• International presentation (optional)
• 1 week in Puerto Maldonado (rain forest)
• Tambopata National Reserve (full day)
• Salsa lessons 2 sessions (Cusco only)
• Cooking Class

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7 weeks

$2600

• Accommodation in our private apartments Cusco
• Accommodation in a comfortable hotel in Puerto Maldonado (1 week)
• Return bus ticket to Puerto Maldonado
• Hospital attachments
• Choice of preferred speciality
• 20 hours of Spanish lessons
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in country professionals
• Airport or bus terminal pick up on arrival
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu (5d/4n)
• Sacred Valley Tour (full day)
• Rainbow ountain (Full day)
• Lake Titicaca Trip (2d/1n)
• Orientation Kit
• International presentation (optional)
• 1 week in Puerto Maldonado (rain forest)
• Tambopata National Reserve (full day)
• Salsa lessons 2 sessions (Cusco only)
• Cooking Class

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8 weeks

$2700

• Accommodation in our private apartments Cusco
• Accommodation in a comfortable hotel in Puerto Maldonado (1 week)
• Return bus ticket to Puerto Maldonado
• Hospital attachments
• Choice of preferred speciality
• 20 hours of Spanish lessons
• 24/7 assistance
• Fully structured and supervised placement by our in country professionals
• Airport or bus terminal pick up on arrival
• Tailor made elective planner
• Pre-departure preparation
• Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu (5d/4n)
• Sacred Valley Tour (full day)
• Rainbow Mountain (Full day)
• Lake Titicaca Trip (2d/1n)
• Orientation Kit
• International presentation (optional)
• 1 week in Puerto Maldonado (rain forest)
• Tambopata National Reserve (full day)
• Salsa lessons 2 sessions
• Cooking class

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Not included in price

• Flight tickets of any kind
• Tourist ticket
• Sleeping bag for Salkantay Trek
• Meals except the ones offered with some of our trips and excursions, you will find details of this in our information kit
• Travel insurance
• Health Insurance
• HIV Post exposure prophylaxis kit

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Most relevant questions

We do not have complicated application process and remember that you are not applying for a remunerated work, this means that anyone can apply as long as they fulfill the required criteria.
Mundo Verde Elective Placements DO NOT ASK for any type of fee upon registration in any of our programmes, in order to secure your placement we ask for a deposit once your placement has been confirmed at any of our partner hospitals or clinics. This deposit will be used as a prepayment for one of your trips or excursions; this will guarantee your placement. The requested deposit once your placement has been confirmed is US$50 in all of our destinations.
If by any chance, we cannot place you at the requested programme we will locate you in a different destination if desired. This situation does not really happen, however, due to force majeure causes we would relocate you or cancel your placement, if this event would happen, your deposit would be totally refunded.
You must remember that in case you cancel due to any personal reasons then the deposit of US$50 will not be refunded.
Once you fill our enrollment online form, we will be in contact with you to start arranging your placement.

You are welcome to join our electives any time since we run our electives all year round and we tailor our electives according to your needs.

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Electives for this destination

Physiotherapy Elective

Midwifery Elective

Nursing Elective