My recent trip to Oaxaca was one of the best ever. Peggy Gaustad was the consummate tour planner and guide. We met artists in their studios and homes, visited a local market and a mescal plantation, and experienced art, culture, and cuisine in authentic ways. I look forward to other trips with Peggy in the near future.

Fabulous. Great planning, lovely people, tour guides perfect. Couldn’t have been better!

This trip was informative in so many ways; In the spirit of IFAM we felt that our group contributed both materially and spiritually to the artists we met, several of whom we subsequently rendezvous with in Sante Fe for the Festival. The itinerary exceeded our expectations, from the heart of Lima to remote reaches in the Andes; Restaurants were terrific, from indigenous cooking on a bed of coals to sophisticated Lima cuisine; Accommodations were appropriate to the areas we visited; we especially enjoyed El Albergue Ollantaytambo on our extended stay to climb Machu Picchu. Andres' deep familiarity with both indigenous artists and knowledge about the political and environmental conditions they are working under helped us appreciate their works. Hillary was an enthusiastic and effective communicator and kept the group together. Overall a great experience!