Sunday, August 10 until Saturday, August 16, 2008
Delegation 75 Summary Objective:
The delegation's objective is to live and learn directly inside of the indigenous, autonomous centers of the Zapatista movement. Participants will visit two civilian Zapatista centers and learn about the Zapatista movement through direct contact with autonomous Mayan government members; health, education, agro-ecology promoters; and local community members. Participants will also visit the ancient Mayan city of Palenque. Additional activities will be arranged based in participants’ interests.
Delegation 75 summary description:
No special linguistic skills, construction, or artistic experience are required; but this delegation will travel by rustic transportation from the highlands to the lowlands of Chiapas. Basketball, rural cooking, and soccer skills ~ plus a sense of humor are very useful; patience and resilience are required! Respect for Mayan community authorities and processes are vital. An experienced, fulltime translator/guide will live and travel along with the delegation. Delegates will sleep and eat in rustic buildings or tents in isolated rural, Zapatista civilian centers and communities. Successful participants may be able to arrange extended volunteer work in Chiapas after participating in this delegation.
Getting there and getting away
Delegation 75 will begin at 5pm, Sunday, August 10, 2008 in the tourist destination city of San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico (exactly meeting place to be announced) and Delegation 75 will end at noon on Saturday, August 16, 2008 in the tourist destination city of Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico. The closest airport to San Cristobal de las Casas is Tuxla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico at airport Llano San Juan (TGZ) . The closest airport to Palenque is Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico at airport Capitan Carlos Perez (VSA) . You should allow two hours for travel between Tuxla Gutierrez and San Cristobal; you should allow three hours for travel between Palenque and Villahermosa. Long distance buses to Mexico City or Cancun frequent both cities.
Costs of Delegation 75:
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 75 Registration Deadline:
There will be a 10% fee reduction for delegates who complete their online application and pay all fees on or before June 1, 2008. Application and payment deadline is June 15, 2008; applications or payments which arrive after July 1, 2008 will be charged an additional 15% handling fee.
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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.
