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Join fellow alumni travelers on an exploration of December, 2021 Oaxaca,a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of ’s most beautiful colonial cities. Located Day 1: Depart USA - Arrive Oaxaca southeast of Mexico City and surrounded by the majestic Sierra Madre mountains,Oaxaca has a rich artistic legacy that stretches back for centuries. Day 2: Walking tour of Oaxaca Markets Due to the remote location of towns in the , many indigenous still survive shielded Day 3: Tlacolula Sunday Market from modernity. Meet with local craftspeople who Teotitlan del Valle - Tapestry will show you their ancient techniques. Embark on excursions through the countryside to - producing villages and explore wood-carvers’ Day 4: Cooking Class workshops, artists’ studios, ceramicists’ homes, and Ancient site of El Mogote weaving centers, and learn about the equipment and techniques that they use to create. Day 5: Southern Craft Tour Examine the architectural masterpieces of the city, including magnificently adorned convents, Day 6: Monte Albán monasteries, and churches. At Monte Albán and Mitla, learn about Zapotec and Mixtec cultures and Day 7: Depart Oaxaca civilizations. OaxacaProgram Highlights reserve early! • Welcome dinner evening of arrival; $2,699 • Walking tour of Oaxaca visiting the Museum of Oaxacan Cultures, the Church of $ 475 Single Supplement Santo Domingo, and walk the green quarry Per person, based on double occupancy stone streets that connect the Santo Does not include international air Domingo cultural complex to the Zocalo and Main Cathedral; • See the famed Oaxaca markets of Benito Juarez ; ______• Visit to village of Tlacolula to visit this Title Name (as it appears on passport) beloved and ancient market that dates to ______prehispanic times and the tapestry weaving Affiliation(s) community of Teotitlan del Valle; ______Title Name (as it appears on passport) • An excursion to the very ancient and “Formative Period” site of El Mogote; ______Class Year

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• Cooking classes to learn the art of making ______the Mexican speciaities; Telephone: (Home) ______• Farewell Dinner Telephone: (Mobile)

Program reservations require Program Inclusions a deposit of $500 per person. o Enclosed is my/our deposit check(s) for $______as deposit. Hotel: 6 nights’ accommodation in first-class hotels in Oaxaca , including Make check(s) payable to: TIa Stephanie Tours o all hotel taxes and service charges; I/We authorize you to charge my/our deposit of $______to: o Visa o MasterCard Transportation: All ground transportation as detailed in the itinerary; ______Card Number Meals: Breakfast daily, 5 lunches, 2 dinners; ______Exp. Date Luggage: Porterage of one large suitcase per person; ______Signature as it appears on credit card Guides: Tour Director throughout program S Mail to : Tips: All tips to driver/guide/hotel porter/chambermaids Tia Stephanie Tours 1260 Patricia Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Airport Transfer: Arrival and departure airport transportation is included or call 1-734-769-7839

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.