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Join fellow alumni travelers on an exploration of Oaxaca,a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of January 7 - 14, 2021 ’s most beautiful colonial cities. Located southeast of Mexico City and surrounded by the Day 1: Depart USA - Arrive Oaxaca majestic Sierra Madre mountains,Oaxaca has a rich artistic legacy that stretches back for centuries. Day 2: Walking tour of Oaxaca Due to the remote location of towns in the Oaxaca Markets Valley, many indigenous still survive shielded from modernity. Meet with local craftspeople who Day 3: Tlacolula Sunday Market will show you their ancient techniques. Embark on Teotitlan del Valle - excursions through the countryside to - Tapestry producing villages and explore wood-carvers’ workshops, artists’ studios, ceramicists’ homes, and Cooking Class weaving centers, and learn about the equipment Day 4: Ancient site of El Mogote and techniques that they use to create. Day 5: Southern Craft Tour Examine the architectural masterpieces of the city, including magnificently adorned convents, monasteries, and churches. At Monte Albán and Day 6: Monte Albán Mitla, learn about Zapotec and Mixtec cultures and civilizations. Day 7: Depart Oaxaca Oaxaca Program Highlights reserve early! • Welcome dinner evening of arrival; • Walking tour of Oaxaca visiting the Museum of Oaxacan Cultures, the Church of Santo $2,799 Domingo, and walk the green quarry stone streets that connect the Santo Domingo cultural $ 475 Single Supplement complex to the Zocalo and Main Cathedral; Per person, based on double occupancy • See the famed Oaxaca markets of Benito Juarez ; Does not include international air • Visit to village of Tlacolula to visit this beloved and ancient market that dates to pre- hispanic times and the tapestry weaving community of Teotitlan del Valle; • An excursion to the very ancient and “Formative Period” site of El Mogote;

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Californias. The city also served as the capital of the territory for over 100 years. The mission is still standing today. The beautiful hacienda-style hotel is located on the waterfront.

Monday 03/08/2021 Loreto La Mision (BL) The island-studded portion of the Sea of Cortez facing Loreto is protected by the Loreto Bay National Marine Park. Take a boat to encircle dramatic Coronado Island which offers azure waters, interesting geology, a colony of sea lions, and more. Return to Loreto for lunch and head for the mountains! The city is surrounded by the impressively rugged peaks of the Sierra de la Giganta, providing the scenery for one of the peninsula’s most beautiful side excursions, a drive along steep walls to San Javier Mission and village. Known as “the jewel of the missions,” San Javier is one of the best preserved missions, proud of its original orchard planted by the missionaries. Stop at a goat ranch to learn about life on a ranch and the process of making goat cheese. Practice hands-on tortilla making for your cheese and beans snack. The evening is free to enjoy dinner at a restaurant of your choice.

Tuesday 03/09/2021 San Ignacio La Huerta (BLD) The variety of scenery makes the drive between Loreto and San Ignacio particularly interesting; giant Cardons dominate the landscape on the way to San Ignacio. Drive along the crystal blue waters of Bahia de Concepcion, with a stop at one of its unspoiled beaches, where you can see mangroves rich in bird life. Continue to Mulege, a mission settlement on a riverbed lined with palm trees. In Santa Rosalia visit the old French Quarter and the Boleo mine museum to learn how the French established this copper mining town and brought over the prefabricated iron church designed by Mr. Eiffel that is still standing today. North of Santa Rosalia, depart from the blue waters of the Sea of Cortes and climb one of the steepest grades in the peninsula leading to a plateau and to the “Tres Virgenes” volcanoes, cones of red lava rock dotted with gracious white elephant trees. Stop to bird in the highlands among prickly desert vegetation before arriving to San Ignacio, a charming town that developed around its imposing 18th century mission, still in use today, in the midst of a lush, tranquil oasis and a plaza filled with Indian Laurel trees.