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Día de los Muertos en Oaxaca
October 27th - November 3rd, 2008
Program Highlights
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Program Cost
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Eighteen
years ago we coined the phrase "Have the time of your life
on the Day of the Dead!" Since then, hundreds of people have
done just that, many more than once. As we approach our 2008
visit to the magical southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, the excitement
and anticipation are greater than ever.
The Day of the Dead, November 2, is a national holiday in Mexico
and is promoted widely as an effort to preserve indigenous traditions
as well as to encourage tourism. Día
de los Muertos is also widely observed and celebrated throughout
the United States. Nowhere, however, in Mexico or in the United
States, is the celebration more important, more authentic, more
meaningful and moving, and more colorful than in Oaxaca. The many
years of experience of Tierra del Sol in Oaxaca gives you a unique
opportunity to share every aspect of the Día de los Muertos
with the marvelous people of Oaxaca and learn why it is a celebration
of life as well as a recognition and honoring of the dead.
What makes this program even more exceptional is that during your
week in Oaxaca, you will learn why this state is often described
as the "essence" of Mexico. the week includes visits to
some of the most impressive archeological sites in Mexico, to magnificent
Spanish colonial churches and other structures, to superb museums,
to fabulous indigenous markets, and to the workshops and studios
of some of the most talented artisans and painters in the country.
Your meals, emphasizing the famed traditional Oaxaca cuisine, will
be served in some of Oaxaca's finest restaurants.
The program is created and directed by historian Ward S. Albro,
director of Tierra del Sol, who has lectured widely in the United
States on the Day of the Dead and other topics and he has written
the text for a book of photographs entitled The Day of
the Dead; Día de los Muertos, available at your local
bookstrore or on the internet.
Program
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Day of the Dead activities:
- Visits
to cemeteries of Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca city, San Felipe
del Agua
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Visits to official altar contests, public altars, family
altars in home
- "Comparsas"
or street theater in the Etla Valley
- Visit to a cemetery in the Mixteca Alta
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Archeological
sites:
- Monte
Alban, dramatic site overlooking Oaxaca
- Mitla,
"City of the Dead"
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Artesania:
- Wood
carvers in Arrazola or San Martín Tilcajete
- Ceramics
in Atzompa, San Bartolo Coyotepec, Ocotlán
- Zapotec
weavings in Teotitlán
del Valle
- Back
strap weavings in Santo Tomás
Jalieza
Many
other arts and crafts depending on interests of participants. |
In
addition there will be guided visits to colonial monuments such
as the beautiful Santo Domingo Church in Oaxaca; the Church of La
Soledad, the patron saint of Oaxaca; the sixteenth century churches
of Cuilapan and Tlacochaguaya; the Santo Domingo Cultural Center
and Museum, one of the most impressive in all Mexico.
All participants will stay at the charming Casona del Llano in
Oaxaca. A full breakfast daily at the hotel is included in the
program. In addition there will be one major meal daily at fine
restaurants.
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Program Cost (back
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The total cost of the program is $1,385. Total cost includes transportation
from and return to the Oaxaca airport; double occupancy room in
the Casona del Llano; all tours, including admission fees and English-speaking
guides; full breakfast daily at the hotel and one other major meal
daily.
Single supplement is $300.
Arrangements for airfare to and from Oaxaca are your responsibility.
Space in the program is limited. Reserve your place with a non-refundable
deposit of $200. Full payment must be received by October 1, 2008.
In the event of cancellation, payments beyond the initial deposit
are refundable until October 1, 2008. After that date, no payments
are refundable.
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