Hola hola Dragones!!
We are beyond excited to present an outline of our
coming adventures. Keep in mind that our itineraries are always fluid. Dragons
courses are tailored to their time and place, as well as to the interests that
you as students will develop over the course of the program. That being said,
here’s an idea of what’s in store.
We will begin near Guatemala City, in a rural area
called las Hortensias. There, we’ll get to know each other and set out goals
for our program.
On May 24, we will travel to Lake Atitlan, one of the
most beautiful lakes in the world, surrounded by mountains and volcanos. We
will stay a few days in the community of San Lucas Toliman. We will work and
learn at IMAP (Instituto Mesoamericano de Permacultura). There we will get to
start learning about Guatemala customs and traditions as we are going to stay
on the main town.
Do you like boats? We will take one in
our way to San Juan la Laguna, on the other side of the lake. In San Juan we
will start Spanish lessons and homestays. We will be learning from different
collectives and how they involve the youth of San Juan and how they contribute
to their community. We will spend a little bit more than a week there before we
go up to the Guatemalan western highlands.
After San Juan we will spend a day in
Quetzaltenango better known as Xela, the second largest city in Guatemala and
the place that our instructor Teto lives and was born. Near Xela, we will do
our second homestay, in Pachaj, a rural community where Chico Mendes is. Chico
Mendes runs a reforestation project that we will be fortune enough to
collaborate with.
After Chico Mendes, we will spend our
final days near Antigua, a small city founded in
1542 as Guatemala’s colonial capital. Its renowned colonial-era architecture
and cobblestone streets offer insight into the culture of the conquerors of
16th century Guatemala. We will be in Antigua a few hours, exploring
this amazing colonial place.
We can’t wait to welcome you to the Land
of Eternal Spring, to Iximuleu, to Guatemágica. We will be far from the beaten
path.
