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TRIP AND WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
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Zapotec Festival - El Rosario
An unparalleled opportunity to immerse yourself in the heart of a traditional Zapotec festival in one of Oaxaca’s most lovely and friendly villages, Teotitlan del Valle |
Eight nights, $1,650 |
September 27 - October 4, 2009 |
The Return of the Souls . . .Day of the Dead in Backcactus Oaxaca
The most glorious time of year in Oaxaca! Off-the-beaten path visits to potters, weavers, crumbling churches, small town markets and graveyards filled with marigolds and candles, plus the delights of Oaxaca city. |
Ten nights, $2,170 |
October 24-November 3, 2009 |
Flavors of Oaxaca, A Culinary Tour with Professional Chef Scott Thornton
We introduce you to some of the best authentic Mexican food coming from the mega diverse state of Oaxaca. Work with a variety food specialists, from professional chefs and instructors to traditional family cooks, and sample some of the unique fare of this region. |
Nine nights, $2,485 |
November 7-16, 2009 |
The Oaxacan Clay Workshop
Hands-in-the-mud workshop
doing pots the way they’ve been done for 4,000 years in this Zapotec village from digging clay to bonfiring the vessels, and a rare experience of cultural immersion. |
Eight nights, $1,765 |
January 2 - 10, 2010 |
Oaxaca Highlands Nature and Culture
Nature, culture, cuisine, tradition, hiking and back country exploration
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Eleven nights, $2,340 |
January 23 - February 3, 2010 |
Oaxaca in Images with Paul Boyer
Combining Paul’s 20 years of photographic teaching and travel experience with Traditions Mexico’s deep knowledge of Oaxaca, we’ve created a photography course and tour that will immerse you in the image-rich world of Oaxaca. |
Eight nights, $2,495 |
January 30 - February 7, 2010 |
Zapotec Tapestry Weaving Workshop
Tapestry weaving on Spanish floor looms with master weavers in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca. Introduction to natural dyes. Based out of the village of Teotitlan, a village of 5,000 weavers. |
Nine nights, $1,980 |
January 31 - February 9, 2010 |
Fiber Arts of the Oaxacan Coast
Some of the very best of Mexico’s indigenous weaving is found along remote reaches of the Oaxaca coast. We go there visiting Mixtec and Amuzgo backstrap weavers and natural dyers. Trip to the shore with one of the last of the murex dyers. |
Eight nights, $1,795 |
February 13 - 21, 2010 |
Fiber Arts of the Oaxacan Highlands
A village of 5,000 weavers, the last Spanish silk cultivators, backstrap weaving, mountain villages, colonial Oaxaca City, crumbling ruins, overflowing markets in the Northern Sierra, Mixteca and Central Valley of Oaxaca.
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Nine Nights, $1,980 |
February 21 - March 2, 2010 |
Mayan Fibers and Culture
From the humid jungle lowlands of Chiapas to the misty uplands, a journey woven of handspun threads and culture diversity. |
Nine Nights, $1,980 |
February 26 - March 7, 2010 |
Murex, Cochineal, and Indigo! Oaxaca Natural Dye Workshop
A stained-hand workshop focused on Oaxaca’s superstar dyes. Cochineal, indigo and other dyes worked with in the mega-weaving village, Teotitlan del Valle. Bush planes take us to the Oaxacan coast to dye murex with the last of the Mixtec dyers.
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Nine nights, $2,490 |
February 27 - March 8, 2010 |
Birds and Culture of Oaxaca
Birding in a beautiful and varied landscape, enhanced by deep layers of human history and the richness of Oaxacan culture |
9 nights, 10 days. $2,300 |
February 28 - March 9, 2010 |
The Potters of Michoacán
An adventure through the beautiful highlands of Michoacan. Five-foot tall vases, slip and burnish decoration, bizarre dreamlike figurative work, lead-free low-fire glaze work, colonial towns, markets, indigenous culture. |
Nine nights, $1980 |
March 13 - 22, 2010 |
Highland Maya Backstrap Weaving and Natural Dye Workshop
Based entirely out of the gorgeous highland town of San Cristobal de las Casas. Focused instruction in backstrap weaving and natural dyeing. Field trips to Mayan villages, markets. |
Eight nights, $1,980 |
March 20 - 28, 2010 |
Michoacán Arts and the Great Easter Market
Into the marvelous, but seldom visited Purepecha highlands of Michoacan for the Easter folkart market, largest in the country, plus visits to potters, coppersmiths, mask carvers, reed weavers, beautiful colonial cities, markets and rural churches. |
Nine nights, $1,980 |
March 28 - April 6, 2010 |
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