5. Day 1, Saturday – February 7
Topic: Welcome and Program Information - Mexico Map
Travel to Mexico City to arrive by 3:00 pm - International Airport
Mexico -
5:00 pm Hotel check in - Hotel Santa Bertha - Hotel Map –
6:00 pm Welcome dinner
7:30 pm Group meeting program information and pre-evaluation
Overnight in Texcoco Edo. de México (Texcoco Map)
13. Day 3, Monday – February 9
Topic: Agriculture, Natural Resources and Migration
8:00 - 9:00 am Breakfast in the hotel
9:15 am Visit Universidad Autónoma Chapingo (UACH)
10:00 am Welcome
Dr. Aureliano Peña Lomeli
Rector
Sala del H. Consejo Universitario
10:30 -11:20 am Tour at Chapel and see the murals of Diego Rivera
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Seminar
Native Genetic Resource: Considerations for Alternative Development
Dr. Diodoro Granados
UACH Professor and Researcher
Sala de Videoconferencias
12:30 - 1:30 pm Group Lunch
1:35 - 2:40 pm Seminar
Diversity and Contrast within Mexican Agriculture
Dr. Cesar Adrian Ramirez Miranda
Subdirector Academico de los Centros Regionales de la UACH
2:45 - 3:50 pm Seminar
Population Migration in Agriculture
Dr. Jeronimo Barrios Puente
UACH Professor and Researcher
4:00 - 5:00 pm Round table discussion
5:00 - 6:30 pm Group dinner: a traditional restaurant
•Overnight in Texcoco Edo. de México
18. Day 4, Tuesday – February 10
Topic: Social Organization, Rural Development and Culture
8:00 - 8:45 am Breakfast in the hotel
9:00 am Depart to community “Santa Catarina del Monte”
10:00 am Welcome and visit “Manantiales de la Comunidad”
1:00 - 4:00 pm Meal with local families/idea and information
exchange
4:10 - 4:50 pm Group meeting/ reflections on the day's
activities
5:00 - 6:30 pm Group dinner in hotel restaurant
Overnight in Texcoco Edo. de México
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23. Day 5, Wednesday – February 11
Topic: Extension and Outreach Program at Mexico and US
8:00 - 9:0 am Breakfast in the hotel
10:00 am - 1:00 pm Virtual Conference – UACH facilities
1:00 - 2:00 pm Group Lunch
2:10 - 5:00 pm Virtual Conference- Round table discussion
5:10 - 6:30 pm Group dinner: a traditional restaurant
•Overnight in Texcoco Edo. de México
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26. Day 6, Thursday – February 12
Topic: Natural Resources
8:00 - 8:30 am Breakfast in the hotel
8:45 am Hotel check out
9:00 am Depart for city of Puebla
12:30 pm Group Lunch at Tehuacán, Puebla
1:00 pm Visit Water Museum
5:00 pm Hotel check in ( Hotel Casa Cantarranas
6:00 pm Dinner at Tehuacan Puebla
Overnight in Tehuacan Puebla
27. Day 6, Thursday – February 12
Topic: Natural Resources
8:00 - 8:30 am Breakfast in the hotel
8:45 am Hotel check out
9:00 am Depart for city of Puebla
12:30 pm Group Lunch at Tehuacán, Puebla
1:00 pm Visit Water Museum
5:00 pm Hotel check in ( Hotel Casa Cantarranas )
6:00 pm Dinner at Tehuacan Puebla
Overnight in Tehuacan Puebla
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31. Day 7, Friday – February 13
Topic: Local Development and Sustainability
8:00 - 8:30 am Breakfast in the hotel
8:45 am Hotel check out
9:00 am Depart for Oaxaca (State of Oaxaca Map)
10:30 am Visit the project: “Manejo Sustentable de la
Microcuenca de la Cienega de San Miguel Tulancingo”
1:00 pm Lunch
4:00 pm Hotel check in (Hotel Casa del Sotano – Hotel
Map)
6:00 pm Dinner at Hotel
•Overnight in Oaxaca, Oaxaca (Oaxaca City Map)
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39. Day 8, Saturday – February 14
Topic: University and Outreach Programs
8:00 - 8:45 am Breakfast in the hotel
9:00 am Visit Centro Regional Universitario Sur de la UACH
1:00 pm Lunch Restaurant Los Portales
Explore Oaxaca downtown on your own
•Overnight in Oaxaca, Oaxaca
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44. Day 9, Sunday – February 15
Topic: Mexican Indigenous and Their Culture
8:00 am Visit Teotitlan del Valle (rug weaving village)
9:00 am Meal with craftsman of CATZ Bii Dauu
12:10 pm Visit indigenous market at Tlacolula de Matamoros
1:00 pm Lunch
Afternoon on your own
•Dominican church
•Regional Museum
•The public market
•Cultural center
Overnight in Oaxaca, Oaxaca
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50. Day 10, Monday – February 16
Topic: Women Organization, Family and Rural Small Business
8:00 - 8:45 am Breakfast in the hotel
9:00 am Depart for Zimantlan and La Soledad
9:30 am - 1:00 pm Rural communities program
•Production organization of women
•From field to factory quot;Mezcalquot;
1:00 pm Meal with local families
6:00 pm Group Dinner: Typical Oaxacan Food
•Overnight in Oaxaca, Oaxaca
56. Day 11, Tuesday – February 17
Topic: Culture and Tradition
8:00 - 8:45 am Breakfast in the hotel
9:00 am Visit the archeological site of
Monte Alban
12:30 pm Group lunch
1:30 pm Visit botanic garden “Santo
Domingo”
5:00 pm Experiential Learning Program
Discussion and Evaluation
6:00 pm Group Dinner: Typical Oaxacan
Food
57. Day 11, Tuesday – February 17
Topic: Culture and Tradition
8:00 - 8:45 am Breakfast in the hotel
9:00 am Visit the archeological site of Monte Alban
12:30 pm Group lunch
1:30 pm Visit botanic garden “Santo Domingo”
5:00 pm Experiential Learning Program Discussion and
Evaluation
6:00 pm Group Dinner: Typical Oaxacan Food
Overnight in Oaxaca, Oaxaca
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63. Day 12, Wednesday – February 18
Hotel Check out (on own schedule)
Depart: Oaxaca City Airport