 | Friday, March 6 Lima/Cusco Chairpersons:
Phil Corzine, Toni Dunker, Steve Sinn
 | 5:30 a.m. Arrive Lima Chavez International Airport |
| 9:05 a.m. Depart Lima Chavez - AeroPeru Flight # 433 |
| 10:10 a.m. Arrive Cusco |
Lodging Accommodations: Hotel Los Andes de America,Calle Garcilaso No. 234 - 236
Cusco 011 51 84 222 253 phone, 011 51 84 223 058 fax (you need to call first to say fax is
coming)
| Check into hotel |
| 12:00 noon Lunch at hotel |
| p.m. City Touring on Own |
| Dinner on Own |
Cool Sites to Check Out! Check out the latest weather in
Peru, or the weather in
Cusco, or the current exchange rate for the Peruvian Sol.
Locate Cusco on a map
of Peru. Check out Lonely Planet's description
of Peru, or take a look at Lonely Planet's slide show of Peru.
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| Saturday, March 7 Machu
Picchu/Ollantaytambo/Yucay Chairpersons: Brent Myers and Keith Poppy
| Breakfast at Hotel |
| 5:30 a.m. Leave hotel for train station |
| Machu Picchu by train (Gaspar Nolte, U.S. Embassy, will accompany the group) |
| Lunch at Machu Picchu |
| 3:00 p.m. Take train to Ollantaytambo |
| Motorcoach to Yucay |
| Arrive Yucay and Check into Hotel |
| early evening Briefing by Dr. Luis Salazar, Potato Institute |
Lodging Accommodations (in Yukay), Hotel Posada del Inca Plaza Manco II de Yucay
123 Urubamba, Cusco, Peru 011 51 84, 011 51 84 201-107 phone & fax
| Dinner on Own |
Cool sites: Check out Peru Explorer,
and link to info. and pictures on Machu Picchu. Try a Lonely Planet picture
of Machu Picchu. Or try the Peru
Guide and glance at a slide show with pictures of Machu Picchu (in Spanish).
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| Sunday, March 8 Yucay/Cusco/Lima Chairpersons:
Rick Schramm and Jeff Townsend
| Breakfast at hotel |
| Return to Cusco, by bus, visiting native markets along the way |
| 10:35 a.m. Depart Cusco - AeroPeru Flight # 433 |
| 12:55 p.m. Arrive Lima |
Lodging Accommodations: Sheraton Lima, Av. Paseo de la Republica # 170, Lima
Peru, 011 51 1 433-3320 phone, 011 51 1 433-6344 fax
| Check into hotel |
| 4:00 p.m. U.S. Embassy gathering/briefing and social |
| U.S. Ag Attaché, Daryl Brehm, and other Embassy officials |
Cool Sites: Check out a map
of Lima. Take a pictorial tour
of Lima (in Spanish). Check out the weather in Lima. Or link
to a (English) description of Lima.
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| Monday, March 9 Lima Chairpersons: Brian
Loeffler, Kim Morton, Robb Mullins
| Breakfast at hotel |
| 9:00 a.m. Depart hotel for Potato Institute |
| 10:00 -11:00 a.m. Potato Institute, Dr. Hubert Zandstra, Director General |
| 11:30 a.m. Banco de Credito, Gonzalo Alvarez-Calderon, Raymond Campos |
| Alicorp, Sr. Seminario |
| 12:30 p.m. Lunch hosted by Banco de Credito |
| 1:30 p.m. Depart Banco de Credito |
| 2:00 p.m. Visit Gold Museum |
| 3:30 p.m. Depart Gold Museum |
| 5:00 p.m. Minister of Agriculture of Peru,Sr. Rodolfo Munante |
| Dinner on Own |
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| Tuesday, March 10 Lima / Santiago / Isla de Maipo Chairpersons:
Mike Wilson and Brian Zeeb
| Breakfast at hotel |
| 8:20 a.m. Depart Lima - United Flight # 973 |
| 1:40 p.m. Arrive Santiago |
Lodging Accommodations: Vina Tarapaca Guest House, Isla de Maipo, Chile, 011 56
2 819-2776, 011 56 2 819-3659
| 3:30 - 4:15 p.m. U.S. Embassy Political-Economic briefing led by Ambassador Gabriel
Guerra-Mondragon at Embassy (Andres Bello 2800, Los Condes Santiago, 1st floor
multipurpose room. |
| 4:25 p.m. Depart Embassy for Ministry of Agriculture, Teatinos 40, Santiago |
| 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Meeting with Minister of Agriculture, Sr. Carlos Mladinic (9th floor
conference room) |
| 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. The Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Chile, Michael Grasty, Esq. |
| 7:00 p.m. Travel to Isla de Maipo to Vina Tarapaca Guest House |
| 8:00 p.m. Check into Guest House |
| Dinner at Guest House |
Cool Sites: A written summary of Santiago.
Locate Chile on a map.
Check out a cool graphical weather
map of Chile, in Spanish!
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| Wednesday, March 11 Isla de Maipo /
Chilean Countryside Chairpersons: Cheryl Wachenheim and John Kuhfuss
| Breakfast at Guest House |
| 8:00 a.m. Depart Guest House |
| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Arrival at and Introduction to Agricola Ariztia Ltda |
| 9:30 - 10:15 a.m. Tour of El Paico plant |
| 10:45 a.m. Arrival at Huechún Farm |
| 10:45 - 11:25 p.m. Tour of Huechún Farm |
| 11:50 p.m. Arrival at La Isla Farm |
| 11:50 - 12:30 p.m. Tour of La Isla Farm |
| 12:55 p.m. Lunch at "Parrilladas a La Argentina" restaurant in the typical
village of Pomaire |
| 2:30 p.m. Depart for Longovilos Farm |
| 3:30 p.m. Briefings by Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura and Ricardo Ariztia at
Longovilos Farm |
| Tour of Farm & Neighboring lake & communications center |
| 6:30 p.m. Depart Longovilo Farm for Guest House |
| Dinner at Guest House |
Cool Sites: Lonely Planet
verbiage and pictures about and of Chile. Check out a metric to English conversion table. Get the current weather in Santiago.
See what the current exchange rate
is for the Chilean Peso.
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| Thursday, March 12 Isla de Maipo / Chilean
Countryside Chairpersons: Ron Moore, Greg Steele, Jay Timmons
| Breakfast at Guest House |
| 9:00 - 12:00 noon Visit El Teniente Copper Mine (part of the state-owned copper
corporation, CODELCO) |
| Lunch in nearby village |
| afternoon Super Pollo briefings (poultry, swine & fruits & integrated system)
Sr. Gonzolo Vial Eugenio Bauer |
| Dinner at Guest House |
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| Friday, March 13 Isla de Maipo Chairpersons:
Michelle Barclay and Stephanie Dickson
| Breakfast at Guest House |
| 9:00 a.m. Visit the Cellars and Vineyards of Tarapaca Winery, Sergio Correa
Undurraga, Technical Director |
| Wine Tasting |
| Relaxation at Tarapaca Winery, Sun, pool, tennis, horses, etc. |
| evening Dinner at Guest House |
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| Saturday, March 14 Isla de Maipo / Santiago
/ Sao Paulo / Ribeirao Preto Chairpersons: Debbie Hamrick and Phil Fuhr
| Breakfast at Guest House |
| 9:00 a.m. Depart Santiago, LAN Chile Flight # 750 |
| 12:35 p.m. Arrive Sao Paulo |
| Depart from airport by bus for Ribeirao Preto |
Lodging Accommodations, Plaza Inn Ribeirao Preto, Rau Aivares Cabral 14010-080,
Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, 011-55-16-625-0186 phone, 011-55-16-635-1279 fax
| Check into Hotel |
| Dinner at Churrascaria Coxilha dos Pampas (Av. Presidente Castelo Banco, 1870-Lagoinha,
Ribeirao Preto |
| Speaker - Roberto Rodrigues, International Cooperatives Alliance President |
Cool Sites: Go here for a map of Brazil.
Or, try here for the current exchange rate for the Real.
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| Sunday, March 15 Ribeirao Preto / Brazilian
Countryside Chairpersons: Kae Hankes and Tom Harms
| Breakfast at Hotel |
| 9:00 am San Martinho Sugar Mill (Usina Sao Martinho S.A., Fazenda Sa Martinho S.N - Zona
Rural, Pradopolis-SP), Dr. Marcello Ometto, Director, San Martinho Mil |
| 11:00 am Roberto Rodrigues Farm Tour |
| Lunch in countryside |
| 3:00 pm Maeda Cotton Growers (Rodovia Anhanguera, Km 410, Cep: 14500-000, Iteuverava-SP)
Dr. Nelson Maeda p |
| Dinner at Chopperia (brewery) |
Cool Sites: Listen to the music of Brazil here
(with Real Audio). Check out the weather in Sao Paulo.
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| Monday, March 16 Ribeirao Preto / Brasilia Chairpersons:
Keith Soltwedel and Stephanie Spiros
| Breakfast at Hotel |
| 12:51 p.m Depart Ribeirao Preto TAM flight #416 |
| 1:56 p.m. Arrive Brasilia |
Lodging Accommodations, Hotel Kubitschek Plaza, Northern Hotel Sector, Brasilia,
011-55-61-316-3333 phone, 011-55-61-321-9365 fax
| 3:00-4:00 p.m. U.S. Embassy Briefing, Political Section, Economic Section, Foreign
Commercial Section (Mark Tadeu), Foreign Agricultural Section (Finn Rudd-Agricultural
COunselor & Leslie O'Connor) |
| 4:30 p.m. City Tour |
| Dinner on Own |
Cool Sites: Check out what Lonely
Planet has to say about Brazil. Check out the weather in Brasilia.
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| Tuesday, March 17 Brasilia / Brazilian Countryside Chairpersons:
Ron Fluegel and Doug Deininger
| Breakfast at Hotel |
| 7:30 a.m. Transportation by bus to Pamplona Farm |
| 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Briefing on Schneider Logemann Farm Operation |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break |
| 10:45 - 12:00 noon Briefing on Brasilian Agriculture, focusing on soybeans, corn,
cotton, cattle on the cerrado region |
| 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch |
| 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Field and Facilities Tour |
| 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Visit Neighboring Farms , Pork and Tomatoes Return to Brasilia |
| 6:30 p.m. Arrive back at Hotel Kubitschek |
| 8:00 p.m. Dinner |
Cool Sites: Check out this site with more history and facts, and really cool
links on Brazil.
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| Wednesday, March 18 Brasilia / Sao Paulo Chairpersons:
Heather Knodle and Bill Wykes
| Breakfast at Hotel |
| 9:00 - 9:30 a.m. Opening, Dr. Roberto Rodrigues, International Cooperatives Alliance
President |
| 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. EMBRAPA (Brazilian Research Company) |
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. CTNBIO (Biotech Government Commission) |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. ABRASEM (Brazilian Association of Seeds Trade) |
| 10:45 - 11:00 a.m. ANDEF (Brazilian Association for Fertilizers Difusion) |
| 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. ABIMAQ (Brazilian Association of the Industry of Machines and
Equipment) |
| 11:15 - 11:30 a.m. CAN (National Agriculture Confederation) |
| 11:30 - 11:45 a.m. OCB (Brazilian Cooperatives Organization) |
| 11:45 - 12:00 noon SRB (Brazilian Rural Society) |
| 12:00 - 12:15 p.m. ABAG (Brazilian Agribusiness Association) |
| 12:15 - 12:30 p.m. Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation |
| 12:30 p.m. Closing, Agriculture Minister and Senator Arlindo Porto |
| 1:00 p.m. Lunch |
| 3:00 p.m. Meeting with Members of the Agriculture Commission at the House of Deputies
and Federal Senate |
| 6:15 p.m. Depart Brasilia TransBrasil Flight #305 |
| 7:45 p.m. Arrive Sao Paulo |
| 10:10 pm. Depart Sao Paulo United Flight #440 |
Cool Sites: Check this out, a (semi) live view of Brasilia!
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| Thursday, March 19 Chicago Chairperson:
Ray Bunch
| 6:10 a.m. Arrive Chicago O’Hare |
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