June 15 to Saturday, June 21, 2006
Delegation 71 summary description:
The group will live and learn in a Zapatista civilian center with visits to local Mayan communities. Meetings will be scheduled with local Zapatista officials, community-run schools, autonomous health centers, woman's cooperatives, and musical groups. Additional activities will be arranged based on participants' interests.
Delegation 71 summary objective:
The delegation objective is to visit a variety of Zapatista directed education, health, and development projects and to participate in face-to-face meeting with Mayan people. Our goal is to gain familiarity with the educational progress of the contemporary indigenous communities of Chiapas, Mexico. Activities will be arranged based on participants interests.
Cost for Delegation 71:
Two weeks of the minimum weekly wage of each participants home. For example U.S. residents pay $262 X 2 = $524 USD. (airfare not included). Note: Cost varies by country of residence because the price is equal to two weeks of the minimum wage of the resident country. Price includes ground transportation after arriving in San Cristobal, two meals a day, five nights in comfortable hotel, six days with full time guide/translator, coordination of delegation, and donation to an autonomous Mayan educational project.
Delegation 71 Application and Payment Deadline:
There will be a 10% fee reduction for delegates who complete their online application and send payment in full on or before April 1, 2008. Participants must register and send all fees no later than May 15, 2008; there will be a 15% handling fee for any applications or fees received after May 15, 2008.
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We set the prices of most of our delegations according to the approximate weekly minimum wage in your country. This trip costs the equivalent of 2 weeks' minimum wage. To find out how much you should pay for this trip, select your country from the list below. If your country is not in this list or you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
