Wednesday, October 29 until Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Delegation 77 summary description:
Delegation participants will sleep in comfortable hotels in the beautiful, international tourist destination city of San Cristobal de las Casas. From their hotel they will join daily trips to autonomous Mayan communities throughout the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Ground travel will be in modern, safe vehicles with experienced drivers, guides, and translators. The group will visit and explore the meaning of Day of the Dead including ceremonies, musical events, parties, and family rememberances. Meetings can also be scheduled with local Zapatista officials, community-run schools, autonomous health centers, woman's cooperatives, a refugee camp, and a Zapatista civilian center. Participants will have the option for an overnight stay in an indigenous Mayan community center. Additional activities will be arranged based on participants' interests.
Delegation 77 summary objective:
The delegation objective is to observe and understand contemporary expressions related to Day of the Dead and to visit a variety of Zapatista directed education, health, and community development projects and to participate in face-to-face meeting with Mayan people. Our goal is to gain familiarity with the contemporary indigenous communities of Chiapas, Mexico.
Cost for Delegation 77:
Three weeks of the minimum wage of your country. U.S. residents cost = 3 X $262 U.S. weekly minimum wage = $786 (airfare not included). Note: Cost varies by country of residence because the price is equal to three weeks of the minimum wage of the resident country. For example, U.S. participants pay $6.55/hour X 1209 hours = $786; professionals and highly paid workers may want to consider an additional donation. Price includes all ground transportation after arriving in San Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico, two meals a day, six nights in comfortable hotel, six days with full time guide/translator, coordination of delegation, and donation to an autonomous Mayan educational project.
Getting there and getting away
Delegation 77 will begin at 5pm, Wednesday, October 29, 2008 and end at noon on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 in the tourist destination city of San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico (exactly meeting place to be announced). The closest airport to San Cristobal de las Casas is Tuxla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico at airport Llano San Juan (TGZ) and participants should allow two hours for travel between Tuxla Gutierrez and San Cristobal; Long distance buses to Mexico City or Cancun are also available in San Cristobal de las Casas.
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 Sept. 15, 2008. Application and payment deadline is Oct 1, 2008; applications or payments which arrive after Oct. 1, 2008 will be charged an additional 15% handling fee.
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