Mexico
FULBRIGHT-HAYS SUMMER SEMINAR 2012
MEXICO AND COLOMBIA:
Exploring Culture and Society beyond the Headlines
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca.
Hostal de la Noria.
Av. Hidalgo # 918, Centro.
52 (951) 501 5400. www.hostaldelanoria.com
June 27th, Wednesday.
Check-out and leave to the airport.
12.02pm Board flight UA 5181to Houston.
12.56pm Arrive in Houston for transfer.
2.22pm Board flight UA 1090 to Mexico City.
4.40pm Arrive in Mexico City for transfer.
9.20pm Board flight AM 2408 to Oaxaca.
10.32pm Arrive in Oaxaca.
Check-in at hotel.
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca.
June 28th, Thursday.
Breakfast (group).
9.30am Visit the market and downtown, including Santo Domingo’s church and museum.
Lunch (on your own).
5pm Meet at the lobby and walk from the hotel to meet Omar Núñez, a former Fulbright who works with indigenous families in remote communities, at “Ollin Tlahtoalli Language and Cultural Center” www.ollinoaxaca.org.mx
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca.
June 29th, Friday.
Breakfast (group).
Free morning.
3.15pm Meet in lobby.
4pm Lecture: “Indigenous Organization and the Role of Women in Oaxaca”, by Margarita Dalton, Ph.D. and Director of CIESAS
6pm Lecture: “Religious Practices in Mexico”, by (to be confirmed)
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca.
June 30th, Saturday.
Breakfast (group).
9.30am Leave to Teotitlán del Valle, a village renowned for its rugs and tapestries.
11am Visit a cooperative of Zapotec weavers.
1.30pm Lunch (group).
5pm Return to Oaxaca.
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca.
July 1st, Sunday.
Breakfast (group).
10am Meet in lobby and leave to visit Doña Rosa’s black pottery workshop in San Bartolo Coyotepec and artisans who create alebrijes –colorful wooden carvings- in San Martín Tilcajete.
2pm Return to Oaxaca for lunch (on your own).
Free afternoon.
Veracruz, Veracruz.
Gran Hotel Diligencias.
Independencia 1115, Centro.
52 (229) 923 0280. www.granhoteldiligencias.com
July 2nd, Monday.
Breakfast (group) and check-out.
9am Meet in lobby and leave to Monte Albán.
Visit the archaeological site.
Lunch (on your own).
3pm Resume trip to the port of Veracruz.
Project Development Session on board.
7pm Check-in at hotel.
Veracruz, Veracruz.
July 3rd, Tuesday.
Breakfast (group).
9.30am Meet in lobby.
10am Gathering with teachers and students at Escuela Secundaria 26.
1pm Return to downtown Veracruz for lunch (group).
3.30pm Optional visit to “Museo de la Ciudad de Veracruz”.
Veracruz, Veracruz.
July 4th, Wednesday.
Breakfast (group).
10am Free day. Optional visit to the Totonac cemetery of Quiahuiztlán and Chachalacas beach.
Xalapa, Veracruz.
Hotel Xalapa
Victoria 163, Centro
52 (228) 818 2222. www.hotelxalapa.com.mx
July 5th, Thursday.
Breakfast (group)
9am Check-out and leave to Xalapa.
10am Stopover in Antigua.
11am Resume trip to Xalapa.
1pm Check-in at hotel.
Lunch (on your own).
2.30pm Meet in lobby to visit Xalapa’s Anthropology Museum, www.uv.mx/max
6pm Return to hotel.
Xalapa, Veracruz.
July 6th, Friday.
Breakfast (group)
9am Meet in lobby and leave to CIESAS.
10am Lecture: “Women’s Role in Mexico”, by Dra. Ana Isabel Fontecilla Carbonell, Universidad Veracruzana
11am Break
11.30am Lecture: “Education System in Mexico”, by Mtra. Jessica Badillo Guzmán, CIESAS
1pm Leave to Coatepec.
Lunch (on your own).
Enjoy some free time to wander through the charming streets of Coatepec and visit the orchid garden.
5pm Return to hotel.
Puebla, Puebla.
Hotel Camino Real
7 Poniente 105, Centro
52 (222) 229 0909. www.caminoreal.com
July 7th, Saturday.
Breakfast (group) and check-out.
8am Leave to Puebla.
Drive through the 5 de Mayo battle site.
11am Check-in at hotel.
11.30am Meet in lobby to visit the “Talavera de Uriarte” workshop,
www.uriartetalavera.com.mx
1pm Lunch (on your own)
4pm Meet in lobby to visit downtown Puebla.
Puebla, Puebla.
July 8th, Sunday.
Breakfast (group)
10am Meet in lobby and leave to Tlapanalá, a small community where we´ll have the opportunity to speak with locals about migration issues. Dr. Héctor Peláez (Universidad de las Américas), will be our key-note speaker during the trip. pelaezjh44@gmail.com
Lunch at the community (group).
4pm Return to Puebla.
Mexico City, D.F.
Hotel Calinda Geneve.
Londres # 130, Col. Juárez.
52 (55) 50 800 800. www.hotelgeneve.com.mx
July 9th, Monday.
Breakfast (group) and check-out.
9am Meet in lobby and leave to Universidad de las Américas, www.udlap.mx Aula Magna del CIRIA (Biblioteca).
10am Lecture: “Migration and Identity”, by Ph. D. Alison Lee, Department of Anthropology, UDLA.
11am Lecture: “The Education System in Mexico”, by Ph. D. Laura Elena Porras, UDLA
1pm Lunch (on your own).
3pm Leave to Atlixco.
4pm Visit IPODERAC children shelter. www.ipoderac.org.mx
6pm Resume trip to Mexico City.
8pm Check-in at hotel.
Mexico City, D.F.
July 10th, Tuesday.
Breakfast (group).
9am Meet in lobby and leave to Chapultepec Castle.
10am Visit the National Museum of History, www.mnh.inah.gob.mx
1pm Walk down to the National Museum of Anthropology.
Lunch (on your own).
Visit the National Museum of Anthropology,
www.mna.inah.gob.mx
6pm Meet at the museum’s lobby and return to hotel.
6.30pm Lucha libre performance (optional).
Mexico City, D.F.
July 11th, Wednesday.
Breakfast (group).
9am Meet in lobby and leave to the Basilica of Guadalupe,
www.virgendeguadalupe.org.mx
11am Continue to the pyramids of Teotihuacán.
Visit the archaeological site.
3pm Lunch (group).
5pm Return to hotel.
7.30pm Ballet Folklórico de Amalia Hernández, www.balletamalia.com
Mexico City, D.F.
July 12th, Thursday.
Breakfast (group)
9am Meet in lobby and leave to Xochimilco.
10am Enjoy a ride through the canals on a traditional trajinera.
11.30am Leave to Coyoacán.
12pm Visit Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul, www.museofridakahlo.org.mx
1pm Lunch (on your own).
3.30pm Leave to COMEXUS’ offices.
4.30pm Lecture: “Mexican Politics”, by Mtro. Santiago Ibarra Estrada, board member of the Fulbright-García Robles Mexican Alumni Association.
6pm Return to hotel.
Mexico City, D.F.
July 13th, Friday.
Breakfast (group).
9am Meet in lobby and leave to downtown.
Visit Diego Rivera’s murals inside the National Palace, the Templo Mayor museum and the Cathedral.
9.30am Leave to the Centro Histórico to walk around downtown, see Diego Rivera´s murals inside the National Palace and visit the Aztec ruins at the Templo Mayor museum.
1.30pm Wrap-up session and farewell lunch (group).
Return to hotel.
Mexico City, D.F.
July 14th, Saturday.
Breakfast (group)
11am Check-out and leave to the airport.
3.32pm Board flight Copa 681 to Bogotá, Colombia.
7.57pm Arrive in Bogotá.
NOTE: this program is subject to changes.
Jacques Paire’s mobile: from the U.S., dial 011 + 52 + 1 + 55 1844 6013.
From Mexico City, 044 55 1844 6013. From the rest of the country, 045 55 1844 6013.
Alejandro Montes’ mobile: from the U.S., dial 011 + 52 + 1 + 55 4193 7469.
From Mexico City, 044 55 4193 7469. From the rest of the country, 045 55 4193 7469.
To call a cab in Mexico City: Servitaxis: 3626 9800 / Taximex: 9171 8888
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Daily Itinerary - Mexico
Mexico
FULBRIGHT-HAYS SUMMER SEMINAR 2012
MEXICO AND COLOMBIA:
Exploring Culture and Society beyond the Headlines
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca.
Hostal de la Noria.
Av. Hidalgo # 918, Centro.
52 (951) 501 5400. www.hostaldelanoria.com
June 27th, Wednesday.
Check-out and leave to the airport.
12.02pm Board flight UA 5181to Houston.
12.56pm Arrive in Houston for transfer.
2.22pm Board flight UA 1090 to Mexico City.
4.40pm Arrive in Mexico City for transfer.
9.20pm Board flight AM 2408 to Oaxaca.
10.32pm Arrive in Oaxaca.
Check-in at hotel.
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca.
June 28th, Thursday.
Breakfast (group).
9.30am Visit the market and downtown, including Santo Domingo’s church and museum.
Lunch (on your own).
5pm Meet at the lobby and walk from the hotel to meet Omar Núñez, a former Fulbright who works with indigenous families in remote communities, at “Ollin Tlahtoalli Language and Cultural Center” www.ollinoaxaca.org.mx
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca.
June 29th, Friday.
Breakfast (group).
Free morning.
3.15pm Meet in lobby.
4pm Lecture: “Indigenous Organization and the Role of Women in Oaxaca”, by Margarita Dalton, Ph.D. and Director of CIESAS
6pm Lecture: “Religious Practices in Mexico”, by (to be confirmed)
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca.
June 30th, Saturday.
Breakfast (group).
9.30am Leave to Teotitlán del Valle, a village renowned for its rugs and tapestries.
11am Visit a cooperative of Zapotec weavers.
1.30pm Lunch (group).
5pm Return to Oaxaca.
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca.
July 1st, Sunday.
Breakfast (group).
10am Meet in lobby and leave to visit Doña Rosa’s black pottery workshop in San Bartolo Coyotepec and artisans who create alebrijes –colorful wooden carvings- in San Martín Tilcajete.
2pm Return to Oaxaca for lunch (on your own).
Free afternoon.
Veracruz, Veracruz.
Gran Hotel Diligencias.
Independencia 1115, Centro.
52 (229) 923 0280. www.granhoteldiligencias.com
July 2nd, Monday.
Breakfast (group) and check-out.
9am Meet in lobby and leave to Monte Albán.
Visit the archaeological site.
Lunch (on your own).
3pm Resume trip to the port of Veracruz.
Project Development Session on board.
7pm Check-in at hotel.
Veracruz, Veracruz.
July 3rd, Tuesday.
Breakfast (group).
9.30am Meet in lobby.
10am Gathering with teachers and students at Escuela Secundaria 26.
1pm Return to downtown Veracruz for lunch (group).
3.30pm Optional visit to “Museo de la Ciudad de Veracruz”.
Veracruz, Veracruz.
July 4th, Wednesday.
Breakfast (group).
10am Free day. Optional visit to the Totonac cemetery of Quiahuiztlán and Chachalacas beach.
Xalapa, Veracruz.
Hotel Xalapa
Victoria 163, Centro
52 (228) 818 2222. www.hotelxalapa.com.mx
July 5th, Thursday.
Breakfast (group)
9am Check-out and leave to Xalapa.
10am Stopover in Antigua.
11am Resume trip to Xalapa.
1pm Check-in at hotel.
Lunch (on your own).
2.30pm Meet in lobby to visit Xalapa’s Anthropology Museum, www.uv.mx/max
6pm Return to hotel.
Xalapa, Veracruz.
July 6th, Friday.
Breakfast (group)
9am Meet in lobby and leave to CIESAS.
10am Lecture: “Women’s Role in Mexico”, by Dra. Ana Isabel Fontecilla Carbonell, Universidad Veracruzana
11am Break
11.30am Lecture: “Education System in Mexico”, by Mtra. Jessica Badillo Guzmán, CIESAS
1pm Leave to Coatepec.
Lunch (on your own).
Enjoy some free time to wander through the charming streets of Coatepec and visit the orchid garden.
5pm Return to hotel.
Puebla, Puebla.
Hotel Camino Real
7 Poniente 105, Centro
52 (222) 229 0909. www.caminoreal.com
July 7th, Saturday.
Breakfast (group) and check-out.
8am Leave to Puebla.
Drive through the 5 de Mayo battle site.
11am Check-in at hotel.
11.30am Meet in lobby to visit the “Talavera de Uriarte” workshop,
www.uriartetalavera.com.mx
1pm Lunch (on your own)
4pm Meet in lobby to visit downtown Puebla.
Puebla, Puebla.
July 8th, Sunday.
Breakfast (group)
10am Meet in lobby and leave to Tlapanalá, a small community where we´ll have the opportunity to speak with locals about migration issues. Dr. Héctor Peláez (Universidad de las Américas), will be our key-note speaker during the trip. pelaezjh44@gmail.com
Lunch at the community (group).
4pm Return to Puebla.
Mexico City, D.F.
Hotel Calinda Geneve.
Londres # 130, Col. Juárez.
52 (55) 50 800 800. www.hotelgeneve.com.mx
July 9th, Monday.
Breakfast (group) and check-out.
9am Meet in lobby and leave to Universidad de las Américas, www.udlap.mx Aula Magna del CIRIA (Biblioteca).
10am Lecture: “Migration and Identity”, by Ph. D. Alison Lee, Department of Anthropology, UDLA.
11am Lecture: “The Education System in Mexico”, by Ph. D. Laura Elena Porras, UDLA
1pm Lunch (on your own).
3pm Leave to Atlixco.
4pm Visit IPODERAC children shelter. www.ipoderac.org.mx
6pm Resume trip to Mexico City.
8pm Check-in at hotel.
Mexico City, D.F.
July 10th, Tuesday.
Breakfast (group).
9am Meet in lobby and leave to Chapultepec Castle.
10am Visit the National Museum of History, www.mnh.inah.gob.mx
1pm Walk down to the National Museum of Anthropology.
Lunch (on your own).
Visit the National Museum of Anthropology,
www.mna.inah.gob.mx
6pm Meet at the museum’s lobby and return to hotel.
6.30pm Lucha libre performance (optional).
Mexico City, D.F.
July 11th, Wednesday.
Breakfast (group).
9am Meet in lobby and leave to the Basilica of Guadalupe,
www.virgendeguadalupe.org.mx
11am Continue to the pyramids of Teotihuacán.
Visit the archaeological site.
3pm Lunch (group).
5pm Return to hotel.
7.30pm Ballet Folklórico de Amalia Hernández, www.balletamalia.com
Mexico City, D.F.
July 12th, Thursday.
Breakfast (group)
9am Meet in lobby and leave to Xochimilco.
10am Enjoy a ride through the canals on a traditional trajinera.
11.30am Leave to Coyoacán.
12pm Visit Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul, www.museofridakahlo.org.mx
1pm Lunch (on your own).
3.30pm Leave to COMEXUS’ offices.
4.30pm Lecture: “Mexican Politics”, by Mtro. Santiago Ibarra Estrada, board member of the Fulbright-García Robles Mexican Alumni Association.
6pm Return to hotel.
Mexico City, D.F.
July 13th, Friday.
Breakfast (group).
9am Meet in lobby and leave to downtown.
Visit Diego Rivera’s murals inside the National Palace, the Templo Mayor museum and the Cathedral.
9.30am Leave to the Centro Histórico to walk around downtown, see Diego Rivera´s murals inside the National Palace and visit the Aztec ruins at the Templo Mayor museum.
1.30pm Wrap-up session and farewell lunch (group).
Return to hotel.
Mexico City, D.F.
July 14th, Saturday.
Breakfast (group)
11am Check-out and leave to the airport.
3.32pm Board flight Copa 681 to Bogotá, Colombia.
7.57pm Arrive in Bogotá.
NOTE: this program is subject to changes.
Jacques Paire’s mobile: from the U.S., dial 011 + 52 + 1 + 55 1844 6013.
From Mexico City, 044 55 1844 6013. From the rest of the country, 045 55 1844 6013.
Alejandro Montes’ mobile: from the U.S., dial 011 + 52 + 1 + 55 4193 7469.
From Mexico City, 044 55 4193 7469. From the rest of the country, 045 55 4193 7469.
To call a cab in Mexico City: Servitaxis: 3626 9800 / Taximex: 9171 8888
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