1. Meeting Oaxaca

This is a trip into southern Mexico focused on living culture, artisanal traditions and a taste of Mexican soul food. We will journey into the uplands of Oaxaca state, across a dramatic earthen landscape of mountains, rivers and valleys and into the rich cultural landscape of cities, villages and peoples lives, stories and experiences. As we travel from one region to another, from the cool highlands of Chiapas into the oak and cactus lined valley of Oaxaca, from the land of the Maya to the land of the Zapotec, we will cross the ancient cultural boundaries of two of Mesoamerica’s great civilizations.

We’ll also cross personal cultural boundaries, connecting our lives for a moment with those of the people we’ll met through the stories and experiences we share. With stays in a Zapotec village and colonial Oaxaca city, we’ll visit a blind potter, a self-taught wool dyer, a humble yet regal woman named Reyna (Queen) who carries generations of traditional cooking skills in her hands, a group of weavers working for a better life, hammer wielding iron smiths who exemplify green industry (without even knowing it!), a group of young artists working to save a cultural gem, urban folk artists, a firewater distiller and more.

Join us for this journey into a village, a valley and a city for a taste of one of Mexico’s greatest and most appealing treasures, its cultural diversity.

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2. Living Maya

The culture of the highland Maya is ancient, fascinating, perplexing and largely closed to outsiders. This tour opens that world up, taking us into a world inaccessible to most, helping to make sense out of what we are seeing and experiencing, and if anything, leaving us even more fascinated by these deeply traditional people living in a crossroads of time.

The quality of our journey is only possible because of our excellent guide team: Chip Morris is a renown Mayan scholar and author who speaks the highland languages of Tzotzil and Tzeltal; Patricio Murphy is a historian and experienced local guide. Language, cultural knowledge and connections are the keys to opening the doors of Mayan culture.

Our journey takes us into highland communities where we will meet a group of traditional weavers striving for a better quality of life, religious officials in their Sunday best, Tzotzil speaking shamans and boys who sell gum. We’ll see the doorway to the Earth Lord’s lair, jungle-like altars to the saints, markets filled with tropical fruits and flowers made out of thread, smokey kitchens and roads that few tourists travel down.

Join us for this very unique journey into the living, ancient and ever-evolving world of the Maya.

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3. Equestrian adventure from “Fincas de Cintalapa” to Beaches of Chiapas

Enjoy an exclusive adventure through the best equestrian places in Chiapas, riding purebred horses (Arabians and English) accompanied by a certificated equestrian guide.
We will visit “Cintalapa’s old haciendas”, where we will stay and enjoy the hospitality of its people and the delicious local cuisine .
The riding tour will be trough the old mule track of Chiapas, , the Tolán dam, riding through the “Sepultura ecological reserve” to reach the coast of Chiapas, visiting the mangroves and swimming in the beach with majestic sunsets
Includes: meals, entrance to the Reserve, local transportation, mangroves boat trip, equestrian guide certified by the “Prefecture of the Eastern Pyrenees of France,” who speaks French, German, English and Italian.
Dress code: Participants should wear appropriated footwear to riding horses, long-sleeved shirt, raincoat, hat and sunscreen, biodegradable insect repellent, swimsuit, optional backpack.

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4. Jalisco’s Adventure Fam trip

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5. Playa del Carmen and Cozumel

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