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Vermittlungsgebühr 120 EUR (+ Extra Fee)

Die Workcamps in Mexiko werden von unseren langjährigen mexikanischen Partnerorganisationen VIMEX und VIVE organisiert. Seit kurzem haben wir auch die Projekte der jungen Organisation Nataté im Programm, die im südlichen Bundesstaat Chiapas aktiv ist. Für Volunteers, die vor Campbeginn noch Spanisch lernen möchten, bieten VIMEX und VIVE auch regelmäßig Spanischkurse an (5-7 Tage, inkl. 4-6 Übernachtungen, Vollverpflegung und Material für 150 bzw. 160 EUR).

Für die Camps in Lateinamerika ist eine gehörige Portion Flexibilität erforderlich. Offenheit gegenüber fremden Kulturen sowie die Fähigkeit sich Rhythmus und Lebensstil anpassen zu können gehören ebenfalls dazu. Nicht immer wird vor Ort alles so laufen wie es vorher auf dem Papier stand – aber auch das ist Teil einer interkulturellen Erfahrung. Als zusätzliche Teilnahmebedingung für Camps in Mexiko bitten wir folgendes zu beachten: Einige Brocken Spanisch sind Voraussetzung, Erfahrungen mit Lateinamerika oder Workcamps sind von Vorteil. Für die mexikanischen Workcamps entstehen zusätzliche Kosten vor Ort (extra-fees), die sowohl für Unterkunft und Verpflegung verwendet werden als auch eine Unterstützung für das lokale Projekt sind.   Für Mexiko benötigt ihr kein Visum bei einem Aufenthalt unter 180 Tagen. Notwendig ist ein mindestens 6 Monate über den Aufenthalt hinaus gültiger Reisepass und ein Rückreiseticket.

Mexiko    NAT41    Tsomanotik 2     28.05.-09.06.2012    AGRI/EDU/CULT   12vols
PROJECT: The Solidary Center Tsomanotik (www.manotik.org) is an educative and demonstrative center, which promotes the sustainable development and the solidarity, through intercultural projects with youngsters from different countries. It organizes solidarity projects that contribute the local community development and agro-ecological projects. Tsomanotik allows the participants to see the different realities leading to reflection and motivation for local solidarity and global actions.
The vision of this association is to develop a solidary consciousness in the youth. With awareness about the causes of injustice and poverty, they could act for a more fair and solidary world, and accompany marginalized groups from Chiapas in their development process. The center does not produce contaminated water, because we have an ecologic bath, the waste produces composts, we have 2 treatments of grey water, 2 cisterns for water of rains. In the agro-ecological area there is an organic garden, cunigallinero (it is a place where rabbits and chickens habit), 3 areas for composts, 6 boxes of bees, we produce mushrooms and area of milpa (corn plant)
WORK: The first week, the volunteers will have training on the sustainable development and community life through workshops, cine-club and other activities. They will visit 3 important places: 2 trapiches (mills used for the extraction of juice of the cane, where the sugar is produced). In this place you will be able to observe the process of cultivate of it and the production of honey in “panela” (not refined sugar). You will visit the Montebello’s Lakes, where you will have the opportunity to know the process of the cultivation of organic coffee and visit the Waterfall of Chiflon. During the second week, the volunteers will be involved in agro-ecological activities as the work in the organic garden, ecological compost, lombricomposta, cunigallinero and the milpa. We hope that the volunteers are enthusiastic and motivated to get to know the place and to take an active part in the activities.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers stay at the Tsomanotik center, in a common room.
LOCATION: Tzimol, the community located 10 minutes away from the city of Comitán, Chia-pas.
NEAREST STATION: Comitan de Dominguez, Chiapas..
PARTICIPATION FEE: 3450 Mexican pesos per month, which cover accommodation, food (except the lunch in the Montebello’s lake, around the 50 Mexican pesos), transportation between the project, transportation to Montebello’s lake, the mills and the waterfall of Chiflon, and administrative cost.

Mexiko    VIMEX02    Parque Metropolitano, Guadalajara    28.05.-11.06.2012    ENVI   15vols
PARTICIPATION FEE: 150 Euros
PROJECT DETAILS: The Guadalajara metropolitan park is the largest in the city and its mission is to favour and develop the values and culture around the preservation of the environment. The park operates several public spaces which require maintenance and rehabilitation. Besides, the Metropolitan Park uses its green spaces for recreation, sport, culture and healthy family entertainment for all visitors. It has 113 hectares of green areas, free of infrastructure, Red Square-Plaza Roja-, Yellow Square-Plaza Amarilla-, twelve family holiday playgrounds, running tracks, biking and a BMX track. In addition to it, the park rents 3 Soccer grounds, baseball grounds and Palapas or bungalows for different events. The cultural and social activities are part of what the park offers visitors including film screenings, cultural weeks, and congresses. This year the park will host the first national Congress of Parks of Mexico.
WORK: Volunteers will participate in the following tasks:
• Clean green spaces
• Improvement of the park's gardens
• Support in the organization of the 1st Congress of Parks of Mexico and Cultural Week Metropolitan Park. This year Spain is the invited country.
• Didactic workshops with visitors to the park.
LOCATION: Zapopan is located 30 minutes from the city of Guadalajara, Jalisco
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay in a house in the park.
FOOD: It will be prepared by the volunteers.
LANGUAGE: Spanish is desirable to perform tasks and promotion activities.
REQUIREMENTS: Open mind, creative, if you can teach any handicraft activity you can do it, please tell us. You should wish to enjoy with other volunteers and with native people.
HOW TO ARRIVE: From the airport Benito Juarez to the VIMEX office.
FREE TIME: Volunteers will have the opportunity to visit the most important historical places in Guadalajara.
COMMENT: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers in our camps before to go to your camp.
THE MEETING POINT will be first in Mexico City in order to talk about the project and then all the volunteers will go together to Guadalajara City.

Mexiko    NAT 20    Dog´s Shelter I    11.06.-23.06.2012    AGRI/ZOO   10vols
The Municipal Dog Control Center (CECAM) wants to create a culture of adoption and love for animals, especially dogs that have been abused and left on the streets. The Center promotes raising awareness campaigns, rabies vaccination actions, sterilization of dogs and cats in order to reduce the number of stray animals in the public places. The main goal of CECAM is to be a self-sufficient institution, without a permanent need of exterior support. They want to achieve that through activities that generate stable income, like a vegetables cultivation, greenhouse, recreation center, family education center.
ACTIVITIES: The CECAM wants to use its resources to make a space for a family recreation place, where different activities could be realized in order to help the center to be self-sufficient. During the first workcamp here the volunteers will clean up the area and the spring, separate a organic and inorganic waste to flatten and make the area orderly. They will also assist in the preparation and development of fund raising activities.
ACCOMMODATION: In a volunteer's house in the center of San Cristóbal de Las Casas.
PLACE: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico.
CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 Mex. Pesos (about 175€) which covers accommodation, food, administrative costs, project's costs and Natate's membership cost.

Mexiko    NAT 21    San Jose Educative Park II    17.06.-30.06.2012    ENVI/CONS/EDU   10vols
The Educative Park San José was opened to the wide public in 1995 with the intention to provide a space for recreation and education about biodiversity. From 2010 it is a part of the Ministry of Environment and Natural History of the State of Chiapas. Its mission is protection, preservation and exhibition of the flora and fauna of the highlands of Chiapas. Its actions are focused on rehabilitation and expansion of its structure, to transform their spaces into places eco-cultural with recreational facilities, complementary activities that contribute to the conservation of natural resources in the region and style sustainable livelihood.
WORK: The work done by volunteers depends on the needs of the park, as the construction of demonstration areas: water cycle (from planning to the implementation of the design), a mural, development of environmental education materials, reset and development of children's games (related to environmental issues), cleaning and maintenance of the animal cages, cycling and hiking trails.
ACCOMODATION: The volunteers will sleep in the park's dormitory.
PLACE: The Park is situated in a Zinacantán municipality, 9 km away from San Cristóbal de las Casas.
THE CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 mex. pesos (about 175€) which covers accommodation, food, administrative costs.

Mexiko    NAT42    Tsomanotik 3     25.06.-07.07.2012    ENVI/AGRI/EDU/CULT   12vols
PROJECT: The Solidary Center Tsomanotik (www.manotik.org) is an educative and demonstrative center, which promotes the sustainable development and the solidarity, through intercultural projects with youngsters from different countries. It organizes solidarity projects that contribute the local community development and agro-ecological projects. Tsomanotik allows the participants to see the different realities leading to reflection and motivation for local solidarity and global actions.
The vision of this association is to develop a solidary consciousness in the youth. With awareness about the causes of injustice and poverty, they could act for a more fair and solidary world, and accompany marginalized groups from Chiapas in their development process. The center does not produce contaminated water, because we have an ecologic bath, the waste produces composts, we have 2 treatments of grey water, 2 cisterns for water of rains. In the agro-ecological area there is an organic garden, cunigallinero (it is a place where rabbits and chickens habit), 3 areas for composts, 6 boxes of bees, we produce mushrooms and area of milpa (corn plant)
WORK: The first week, the volunteers will have training on the sustainable development and community life through workshops, cine-club and other activities. They will visit 3 important places: 2 trapiches (mills used for the extraction of juice of the cane, where the sugar is produced). In this place you will be able to observe the process of cultivate of it and the production of honey in “panela” (not refined sugar). You will visit the Montebello’s Lakes, where you will have the opportunity to know the process of the cultivation of organic coffee and visit the Waterfall of Chiflon. During the second week, the volunteers will be involved in agro-ecological activities as the work in the organic garden, ecological compost, lombricomposta, cunigallinero and the milpa. We hope that the volunteers are enthusiastic and motivated to get to know the place and to take an active part in the activities.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers stay at the Tsomanotik center, in a common room.
LOCATION: Tzimol, the community located 10 minutes away from the city of Comitán, Chia-pas.
NEAREST STATION: Comitan de Dominguez, Chiapas..
PARTICIPATION FEE: 3450 Mexican pesos per month, which cover accommodation, food (except the lunch in the Montebello’s lake, around the 50 Mexican pesos), transportation between the project, transportation to Montebello’s lake, the mills and the waterfall of Chiflon, and administrative cost.

Mexiko    VIVE02    Making a Garden of Dreams, Senguio    27.06.-13.07.2012    ENVI   8vols
PROJECT: Senguio is a beautiful village near to a natural park that is the home every year of the monarch butterfly’s this will be the first’s year that this project is organized in the CECYTEM school of Senguio, The local host is an Institution that works in different communities of the State of Michoacán. The education is an important tool to improve the life of the people in any country, and this school is aimed to bring formal education to isolated communities where there are many social problems, lack of work, and where youngsters immigrate to the USA, looking for more opportunities. The school gives tools and experience to the youngsters to develop their lives in the town, and help to improve it. In this frame, the local host of the project will be happy to welcome an international group of volunteers to participate in different activities not only ecological but also cultural and social in the town together with the School Students and the people who lives in the village. The interaction with the local people is great and volunteers have the opportunity to make many new friends. The local people had always welcomed the international volunteers with open arms and this makes a memorable international experience. If you are looking for an ecological project in a very nice town surrounded by a naturals landscapes to do something useful and make new friends this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: International Volunteers will realize different activities in cooperation and team work with groups of local volunteers to create new gardens, such as prepare the area designated to start in developing the garden, Leveling the field, Shaping the garden, Water the garden to the lawn begins to leave, Growing plants and tree, Sharing culture and traditions with students and campus staff. The local volunteers are looking forward to welcome the international volunteers to make a meaningful work but also make friends and show the Mexican culture!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many possibilities to organize leisure activities in Senguio and visit the close cities like Maravatio and Tlalpujahua. Also the big cities of Toluca and Morelia as well as natural reserves and others colonial cities such as Guanajuato and Queretaro
PLACE: Senguio is located in the center of Mexico, it is very well connected by bus and its located very close to big cities such as Morelia (2.3 hours) Mexico city (3 hours), Guadalajara city (3. hours), Guanajuato City (3.3 hours)
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal: kitchen, hot water, etc. the food and accommodation will be provided by the host project but volunteers will be responsible to cook and clean the house (please bring snacks and typical recipes from your country to share with the other volunteers!) it Is possible to cook vegetarian food (in case you don’t eat meat)
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City, the city of Morelia also has an international airport.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 75 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    VIVE03    Protecting the Marine Turtles 1, Colola    27.06.-13.07.2012    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and
PLACE: Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    NAT 22    Igloo Kokolo III    04.07.-18.07.2012    ENVI/CONS   12vols
Igloo Kokolo is the environmental center of dissemination information about development, based on rules of permaculture and bio-construction. It tries to experiment and spread the idea of co-existence and equality of ecosystems and their inhabitants.
WORK: On this workcamp volunteers are going to work in various projects. One of theme is to finish an eco sieve that's going to clean waste water from kitchen and fish pond enough to use it in a future vegetable cultivation. The second and third project is about the construction of dry toilets and a small igloo as a dormitory for future volunteers. To do that they're going to use a technique of bio-construction earthbags or special bricks called super adobe. This technique consist in filling bags with earth and form a circles from them, smaller and smaller as long as they create an igloo.
ACCOMODATION: In igloos and tents.
PLACE: The Center covers an area of 160 hectares of virgin land, in close surroundings of the biggest natural lake in Mexico “Chapala”. It is 1h20min from the city Guadalajara in a small municipality Mismaloya, 10 min. from Tuxcueca.
THE CLOSEST STATION: Tuxcueca, Jalisco
INFO: It is possible to visit a fort on Mezcala island – a place of big battles for an independence of Mexico. For a weekend there are planes to visit Mazamitla – a magic city located in Tiger Mountains which offers sleeping in the bungalows in a forest.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2700 mex. pesos (about 150€) which cover accomodation, food, administrative costs.

Mexiko    VIVE04    Social Entrepreneur Camp I, Indaparapeo    04.07.-20.07.2012    EDU   8vols
PROJECT: This will be the 3rd year this project is organized and it has been a great success, the host project is really happy with the results, this is why they will welcome again a new group of international volunteers, through this project we have the goal of fostering an entrepreneur culture where local children could have a wide learning experience through sharing opinions, working methods and experiences with the local students and international volunteers in a multicultural environment. Facing different cultures and thinking in new ways we can open communication channels throughout the world to make children and youngsters conscious about being responsible entrepreneurs within a multicultural frame and being respectful of cultural diversity as well as diversity in ideas and thinking and being socially responsible, taking care about the environment. There will be many local students involved in this project and very interesting cultural exchanges. People in Morelia is really nice and friendly, If you are looking for a project in a very beautiful colonial city with a lot of culture and history, interact with many nice youngsters and children in a spirit of taking care of our planet and promote a new way of looking at the world, do something useful and make new friends this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: Volunteers will participate in the organization of different workshops to awake the consciousness among children about being responsible entrepreneurs and motivating them to build and shape a life project having clear goals and to encourage them to continue studying. The will have the mission of motivating and encouraging children to discover all their potential. They will also carry out some tasks of reforestation in the surroundings to awake the conscience within the population about preserving the environment.
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many possibilities to organize leisure activities in Morelia and close to the city. Morelia it’s a 500 year old city and it is a very famous cultural place of Mexico, its well know by its history dated from the Mexico Independence and colony, Morelia is catalogued as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO and it’s a city that has many cultural activities such as cinema, theater, music, night clubs, expositions and festivals. It is also very easy also to organize a weekend at the beach since it is 3 hours away from the pacific coast and also Morelia its very close to other beautiful places such magic towns like Patzcuaro, beautiful lakes such as Zirahuen as well as natural reserves and other colonial cities such as Guanajuato and Queretaro.
PLACE: Morelia city is located in the center of Mexico, it is very well connected by bus and it’s located very close to big cities such as Mexico city (3 hours), Guadalajara city (3.5 hours), Guanajuato City (2 hours)
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal: kitchen, hot water, etc. there are no beds, please bring a sleeping bag and air mat. Volunteers will be responsible to cook (please bring snacks and typical recipes from your country to share with the other volunteers!) it Is possible to cook vegetarian food (in case you don’t eat meat)
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City, the city of Morelia also has an international airport.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
No Extra fee.

Mexiko    NAT 23    La Albarrada I    08.07.-04.08.2012    KIDS/EDU   12vols
The Albarrada center is found in a colony on the edge of San Cristobal de Las Casas and gives an opportunity to live with nature, among gardens, trees and vegetables ridges. It also organizes different types of workshops for all who want develop him/herself and get such an ability like furniture making, leather bags preparing, using natural herbs in everyday life, metal things making, using sewing machine and much more.
PROJECT: During the summer the center La Albarrada offers to children a month of play, recreation and education. Volunteers support a staff of the center in the preparation and conduction of these activities in which raises the possibility for volunteers to participate and leed workshops on topics such as environment, water care, paper crafts, piñata making, nutrition and child health, development of kites, how to make a camp and others. They may also propose other activities that meet the program objectives. An overall Center's goal is to work on educational and recreational activities that allow children to have an education through recreation, taking into account mostly values such as protection of the environment and the benefits coming from sports.
ACCOMODATION: In a dormitory of La Albarrada
PLACE: San Cristóbal de las Casas
THE CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas
PARTICIPATION FEE: 3700 Mex. pesos (about 220€) which includes accommodation, materials, food and administrative costs.

Mexiko    NAT 26    Copainalá    08.07.-21.07.2012    ENVI/SOCI   10vols
Eight churches were built in the sixteenth century under the leadership of the Dominican friars whose goal was to evangelize the Zoque people – with their culture that was herited from one of the oldest cultures of Mesoamerica. The former convent of San Miguel Archangel in the municipality of Copainalá reflects this history. The buildings were originally built in European style, but soon they got local characteristics of Mexican colonial art. The presence of these churches was a big contribution to the development of a school of painted golden sculpture. The former convent of St. Michael the Archangel is one of the main points where all the efforts are gathered to regain the use of the language of Zoque.
WORK: Volunteers will participate in organizing with the Copainalá population raising-awareness-workshops about the importance of the world heritage as well as environmental issues. There will be a strong accent on trying to sensibilize the local community to problems with waste managements, preserving of river resources etc. They will also do some cleaning work, as well as basic renewals and windows and doors waxing. The volunteers are expected to bring own proposals for activities which can be realized during the workshops with locals (children and / or youth). The camp aims to create a sense of belonging and developing the touristic potential of Copainala. There will be opportunity for cultural activities to be organized together with the local population, with the aim to discover the local traditions, rediscover cultural sites and natural heritage.
ACCOMMODATION: In a house in the village.
LOCATION: Copainalá is 1 hour of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas state capital.
NEAREST STATION: Tuxtla Gutierrez.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 mex. pesos (about 175€) which covers accommodation, food, administrative costs.

Mexiko    NAT 29    Dog´s Shelter II    09.07.-21.07.2012    AGRI/ZOO   10vols
The Municipal Dog Control Center (CECAM) wants to create a culture of adoption and love for animals, especially dogs that have been abused and left on the streets. The Center promotes raising awareness campaigns, rabies vaccination actions, sterilization of dogs and cats in order to reduce the number of stray animals in the public places. The main goal of CECAM is to be a self-sufficient institution, without a permanent need of exterior support. They want to achieve that through activities that generate stable income, like a vegetables cultivation, greenhouse, recreation center, family education center.
WORK: The volunteers will continue the work of the last workcamp members – cleaning a place and making activities in order to make it better and flat to prepare it for future vegetables cultivation. They will also help in greenhouse and vegetable patches making, the spring cleaning and a other activities which can help in a money collection.
ACCOMMODATION: In a volunteer's house in the center of San Cristóbal de Las Casas.
PLACE: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico.
CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 mexican pesos, which covers accommodation, food, administrative costs.

Mexiko    NAT 24    Cine con Sentido II    09.07.-21.07.2012    ENVI/CULT   12vols
Nataté and Kinoki Independent Cultural Forum organize this camp which is called CINE CON SENTIDO (MOVIES WITH MEANING), which will focus on films and/or documentaries and workshops in different venues. The aim is to exchange experiences through leisure activities and recreation as recycling workshops, drama, painting of murals, etc.., which will be aimed at different groups of the population with the thematic of the protection of the environment. The projection sites will be done in 2 municipalities in Chiapas: San Cristobal de las Casas, the Center's Albarrada and in the municipality of Copainalá.
WORK: During the first week, volunteers will participate in the preparation of recreation and leisure activities to be held in each site, volunteers are expected to attend screenings during the two weeks which will be held in two nearby communities, in order to have a reference to discuss and reflect on the theme of the projections, the care of the technical equipment, etc. The proposal is to carry out recycling activities, prepare a performance play, have a brainstorm for a mural which will be made and all these activities will be carried out with different sectors of the population (children, youth and/or adults). Volunteers will be involved from the preparation of the workshops to the implementation of the presentations, so volunteers are expected to have interest and motivation. By the nature of the event, volunteers will prepare the space for the projections and will be responsible for cleaning up the sites. The work will be hard during the two weeks of camp but it will be a very enriching. Volunteers should bring proposals for activities to do around the theme of the camp which if the protection of the environment.
ACCOMODATION: In the Albarrada Centre in San Cristóbal de las Casas and in Tzajala.
PLACE: San Cristóbal de las Casas
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2700 mex. pesos (about 150 €) which covers accomodation, food, administrative costs.

Mexiko    NAT 27    Yecapixtla    14.07.-29.07.2012    REST/CULT   12vols
Between 1535 and 1540 the Augustinians built the Convent of San Juan Bautista, a major center for evangelism. In the convent itself we can admire such elements like a monumental atrium, chapels, open chapel, monumental temple and the convent's garden. The building also served as barracks during the Mexican War of Independence and the Revolution. Currently a group of people from the town, members of the Cultural Center Talent and Life Organization, together with the pastor are interested in the promotion and preservation of this site which was listed as World Heritage Site of Humanity by UNESCO in 1994.
WORK: The volunteers will continue with the preservation works of the ex-convent, so they will carry out works of renovation and restoration in various areas, especially the cleaning of the quarry. Their work in the emerging areas will be supervised by a professional conservationist. The volunteers will participate as well in a raising awareness about world heritage and it's preservation campaign aimed at local people. They will be working together with the Cultural Center Talent and Life AC, organizing workshops and conferences for the local population, authorities and tourists on the importance of cultural heritage preserving. Volunteers are expected to bring some proposals and ideas of games and activities, which can be developed either with children or youth and can help them understand the topic better.
ACCOMMODATION: In a house in the village.
LOCATION: Yecapixtla is located 20 km from Cuautla, the second city of the Morelos state, in the center of Mexico.
NEAREST STATION: Cuautla, Morelos.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 mex. pesos (about 175€) which covers accommodation, food, administrative costs.

Mexiko    VIMEX04    Summer Camp T, Oaxaca     14.07.-28.07.2012    KIDS/ART   10vols
Extra Fee: 150 Euros
PROJECT DETAILS: The project is developed in cooperation between VIMEX A.C. and Casa del Sol that is an independent organization formed by parents whose purpose is to provide children and adolescents from Villa del Progreso, Tamazulapam an space for initiation, growth, assessment and training in arts, sports, education and cultural areas.
WORK: Doing different activities with children and young people (100 or more) such as: to play football, basketball, athletics, play games, drawing, singing, swimming, visiting some interesting and beautiful places, handicrafts, sports and cultural arts with the community from Tamazulapam. You are going to interact with the young community of the village and make new friends.
LOCATION: Tamazulapam Villa del Progreso, Teposcolula, Oaxaca is about 8 hrs away from Mexico City by bus.
ACCOMMODATION: The lodging will be at Casa del Sol.
FOOD: Generally, the meals will be cooked by the volunteers. It is possible that the women from the community will cook the meals from time to time.
LANGUAGE: Basic Spanish will be welcome in order to be in touch with native people.
REQUIREMENTS: Good disposal to the team work, dedication, be responsible and enthusiasm to work with children and adolescents. Please bring your own insurance. Please add a motivation letter where you write what cultural, arts, manual and sport activities you can teach during the camp (look what you wish to teach to this people, something fun, too in order that you transmit your emotions). Please we ask you to bring a presentation in power point of your country with 10 sliders and if possible a typical dress of your country, also you can bring a typical musical instrument.
HOW TO ARRIVE: From VIMEX office the volunteers will go to the camp.
FREE TIME: Visiting close places and towns such as:
• “El Cañón” an antique and mystical place with ancient paintings;
• “Tepoxcolula” with an ex-convent with tunnels and ancient paintings
• “Yanhuitlán “ it has an antique church with a convent.
• “Las Tinitas” with beautiful waterfalls and landscapes.
REMARK: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers in our camps before to go to your camp.
The meeting point will be at the VIMEX office before the camp starts because all the volunteers will go together to the project.

Mexiko    NAT37    Ocotitlán 1     15.07.-28.07.2012    CONS   12vols
PROJECT: The Community Foundation of Morelos organizes a two years project entitled "La Casita del Agua" (The Water House). This young but strong local organization has a plan to give an access for local families to “public laundry” by building 20 special water-installations. The aim is to take advantage of eco-techniques by using rainwater and waste water, install solar water heatings, renew old public laundry and finally - construct “La Casita del Agua”. This project is focused on a domestic level to promote community organization through the construction and operation of a common space, to encourage and promote alternative technologies for heating and purification water and improve the environmental, hygiene and health of the town.
WORK: Volunteers will work on the construction of a community building. Particularly they will focus on refurbishing, renewing and improving the washing area of the town of Santo Domingo Ocotitlán. These works include among others enhancement of sinks and surrounding areas and the construction of the Casita del Agua. Volunteers will have the opportunity to take part in cultural, recreational and leisure activities with local children, youths and adults.
ACCOMMODATION: In a house in the village.
LOCATION: Santo Domingo Ocotitlán, Tepoztlán is located 1 hour from the Mexico City.
TERMINAL: Train station: Tepoztlán, Morelos
EXTRA FEE: 2700 mex. pesos (about 155€) to be paid on arrival.

Mexiko    VIMEX05    Tlayacapan/Patrimonito, Morelos    15.07.-29.07.2012    RENO/CULT/HIST   12vols
Extra Fee: 150 Euros
PROJECT DETAILS: The Patrimonito project is part of the World Heritage Program implemented by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service. Patrimonito integrates international workcamps as a means to raise awareness fo the local population about the importance of protecting their local heritage, to demonstrate the value of non-formal education and to create spaces for cooperation between the World heritage managers and the local population. The 2012 Patrimonito edition proposed by Vimex comprises workcamps in 7 out the 14 ex –convents situated in the Slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano and Tlayacapan is one of them. Tlayacapan Monastery was built in between 1554 and 1572, highlighted for its Gothic and Renaissance features, proudly displays frescoes in the cloisters, sacristy and chapel open. In the small museum displays archaeological and colonial elements, as well as ten mummies of the eighteenth century represents a historical testimony for the conservation of clothing and footwear. It is very welcoming to visit Tlayacapan for its 27 temples and colonial portals of the main square.
WORK: Volunteers will participate in the implementation of actions to sensitize the local population through workshops in painting, puppet shows, drawing among others. In parallel, they will do some improvement work in the site under the guidance of a professional restorer. They will also conduct actions to identify and value the intangible heritage of this region. Through environmental awareness activities, volunteers will organize cleaning campaigns around the building and nearby places.
LOCATION: Tlayacapan is located 10 km from Oaxtepec, Morelos
NEAREST STATION: Oaxtepec, Morelos
ACCOMMODATION: Lodging will be in a house in the village
FOOD: Meals will be prepared by volunteers. It has everything you need to cook and care for the food.
LANGUAGE: Speaking Spanish will be welcome in order to get in touch with the Mexican people.
REQUIREMENTS: Good disposal to the team work, dedication, be responsible and enthusiastic to work. Bring clothes according with the activities. Please bring your own insurance and sleeping bag.
FREE TIME: The volunteer will have the opportunity to visit historical and tourist places of greater relevance in Mexico such as the Convent Route, Route de Zapata, the archaeological sites of Xochicalco and Chalcatzingo and the magical town of Tepoztlan. Walks with local young people, excursions will also be part of the free time program.
REMARK: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers in our camps before to go to your camp.
The meeting point will be at the VIMEX office before the camp starts because all the volunteers will go together to the project.

Mexiko    VIMEX08    Xochicalco, Morelos     15.07.-28.07.2012    ENVI/ARCH/CULT   12vols
EXTRA FEE: 150 Euros
PROJECT DETAILS: Xochicalco is an archaeological site located in the municipalities of Temixco and Miacatlán in the Morelos region, à 38 km southwest of the city of Cuernavaca. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999. The apogee of Xochicalco takes place in the period called Epi (650 - 900). During this time they built the most monumental architecture visible today, its development and emergence must be understood from its relationship with Teotihuacan, the dominant settlement in Mesoamerica during the Classic period. According to some researchers, Xochicalco came after the abandonment of that urban centre to fill the power vacuum caused by economic and political that fact. The museum and archaeological zone of Xochicalco received a group of international volunteers in 2011 during which the exchange with people in communities Tetlama, Cuentepec Xochicalco was very rewarding and keeping the interest of the museum's education team to bring more international and national volunteers to the summer program and the archaeological site of Xochicalco museum. This program aims to: Promote the Protection, Preservation and Dissemination of Cultural Heritage through various recreational activities developed and directed towards children accompanied by adults can interact mainly belonging to the communities surrounding the Xochicalco museum as they are, Cuentepec, Tetlama, Xochicalco and Alpuyeca.
WORK: Volunteers will participate in the following tasks:
• Support in the organization (preparation, implementation and evaluation) archaeology, clay and origami workshops (or paint on wood) for the children of nearby communities with the educational team of the archaeological zone.
• Realisation of educational workshops with children from the communities Tetlama, Cuentepec and Xochicalco.
• Clean green spaces with residents of the communities.
• Maintenance work on the archaeological zone.
LOCATION: Xochicalco is located half an hour from the city of Cuernavaca.
NEAREST STATION: Cuernavaca.
ACCOMMODATION: In a house in the village
FOOD: Meals will be prepared by volunteers. It has everything you need to cook and care for the food.
LANGUAGE: Speaking Spanish will be welcome in order to get in touch with the Mexican people.
REQUIREMENTS: Good team work attitude, dedication, responsibility and enthusiasm to work. Please bring your own insurance.
FREE TIME: The volunteer will have the opportunity to visit nearby places and villages where there is a lot of traditions and customs. Walks with local young people, excursions will also be part of the free time program.
REMARK: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers in our camps before to go to your camp.

Mexiko    NAT 28    Ha O Mek Ka III    16.07.-28.07.2012    AGRI/CONS/EDU   10vols
The cooperative Cotzaselch has organized various international work camps in 2011 with interesting experiences rich in exchange. The cooperation Cotzaselch is a sustainable project serving the community of Tzajalá. With its traditional jewellery workshops, its agroecological experimental farm (horticulture, composting, coffee, medicinal plants, etc), the cooperative manages sustainable development projects in complete harmony with nature.
Volunteers will work in agriculture – for example, preparation of the land and construction work; and they will reconstruct various cabins in the community Ha O Mek Ka. They will have the opportunity to do diverse manual labour related to horticulture, composting, and lombriculture, amongst other things.
Time permitting; it is possible to get involved in other works in the community. Presentations in the local schools will be organized by the volunteers.
WORK: The activities are directed towards continuing the construction of a pathway that will serve as an access route to the projects of Ha O Mek Ka and the construction of cabins for the volunteers; and the creation of raised beds for the sewing of vegetables, the activities will be based in the permaculture. Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn different workshops about the making of soap, crafts, and cooking.
ACCOMMODATION: In the demonstration centre Ha O Mek Ka.
LOCATION: Tzajalá is found 1.5 hours from San Cristóbal de las Casas and 20 minutes from Ocosingo.
CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 Mex. Pesos (about 175€) which includes accommodation, food, and administrative costs.

Mexiko    NAT 25    Angels of Love III    16.07.-28.07.2012    AGRI/DISA/EDU   12vols
The Civil Association “Angels of Love” was created in 2005 as a result of cooperation among 4 persons with disabilities. From that time the group has grown and currently is supported by 10 youth with disabilities. The goal of Association is to provide a space for social, cultural interaction and recreational activities for disabled youth. They make an effort to involve young people in the work and activities carried out by the Association as well as to support them in their emotional development. The main aim of the Association's work is that through all their work young people acquire skills that will provide for them a personal development, enable work and an give an openness to education and leisure options. What Angels offer are social, educational, cultural, sport and job training programs that can help in social integration, enhancement of horizons and life enjoyment by being treated with respect and affection.
WORK: The activities held by volunteers on this camp are related to agriculture, precisely to preparing vegetable patch and building a chicken coop. Furthermore the volunteers will be providing cultural and educational activities with young people with disabilities and will take care of small remodeling of Association's facilities.
ACCOMODATION: In an Association's place in the neighborhood of Cuxtitali
LOCATION OF THE PROJECT: San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas).
THE CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 Mex. Pesos (about 175€) which includes accommodation, food, administrative costs.

Mexiko    NAT44    Jaguar de Madera 3     16.07.-28.07.2012    ENVI/CONS   12vols
PROJECT: Jaguar de Madera is a demonstrative center of urban Permaculture. Its aim is to strengthen the knowledge about ecological techniques of constructions and carpentry. The objective of the center is to become a self-sufficient center, with a positive impact on the environment, the relationships and the lifestyles.
WORK: During the Workcamp, the volunteers will have the opportunity to learn and practice different technologies of bio-construction, using recycled materials, with low costs and with a local access. The activities of the Workcamp will continue with the works that daily are realized in the project: the construction of cabins, dry baths, biodigester, vegetables, solar heater and the construction of demonstrative domes. The volunteers will have the opportunity to visit other Permaculture's projects in the city.
ACCOMMODATION: A house in San Cristobal de las Casas.
LOCATION: San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas).
TERMINAL: Train station: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 mex. Pesos (about 170€) to be paid on arrival.

Mexiko    VIMEX07    Movie Reflection, Valle de Bravo    17.07.-31.07.2012    ENVI/EDU   10vols
Extra Fee: 150 Euros
PROJECT DETAILS: Fundacam IAP, is an organization whose objectives are to enable children, youth and adults in computer science, sports and low-cost eco-techniques and develop projects that benefit the community of Valle de Bravo, Mexico State. The main objective of this project is to raise the awareness of the children and young people to care for the natural resources, to learn the way to protect the environment and know the proper way to use all the resources in their community such as save water, energy
WORK: The volunteers will do different activities with children and youth:
• Doing the promotion about movie reflection;
• Giving workshops about recycling, compost, plant, drawing, painting, etc.
• Showing a film accord to the workshop.
LOCATION: Valle de Bravo, Mexico State
ACCOMMODATION: This will be in the organization, in a big room with light, beds and showers. Please bring your sleeping bag and personal items.
FOOD: Meals will be prepared by volunteers. It has everything you need to cook and care for the food.LANGUAGE: Spanish (30% or more). Speaking Spanish will be welcome in order to get in touch with the Mexican people.
REQUIREMENTS: Good disposal to the team work, dedication, responsibility and be available to work with children and adolescents. Please bring your own insurance.
HOW TO ARRIVE: From the airport Benito Juárez to the VIMEX office.
FREE TIME: Visits or trips to interesting places and beautiful waterfalls in the Lake Valle de Bravo, trips to Velo de Novia waterfalls, Avándaro and sites near the Monarch Butterfly.
REMARK: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers in our camps before to go to your camp.
THE MEETING POINT will be at the VIMEX office. All the volunteers will go together to the project.

Mexiko    VIVE06    Discover the other side of Mexico, Ciudad Juarez    18.07.-03.08.2012    SOCI   8vols
PROJECT: Ciudad Juarez is a biggest city in the north of Mexico; it’s a vibrant place full of activities to do but also with many problems as any other big city in the world. The aim of this project is show the other side of Ciudad Juarez, where the people and the community word together to improve the conditions of the city. The local host will welcome a group of International Volunteers to work with youngsters of the university in different activities oriented to communitarian help, promote the equality and social justice. This project seeks to give to all the participants a space to have a cultural exchange, share ideas, show their culture and learn also from the culture of Mexico. If you like to be in a modern city with many nice youngsters, you like the cultural exchange and make new friends this project is for you!.
ACTIVITIES: Volunteers will participate with the university students in workshops with local youngsters to exchange ideas about the opportunities for the youngsters and on prevention of drug addiction and alcohol.The volunteers participate in the activities of the program of the university for the elderly people making some physical activities and meetings. The International volunteers will help in the organization of public event to promote the culture in the city. Volunteers will help to restore public spaces to make them more beautiful and friendly. Together with local youngsters they will participate in a program to promote the awareness among the people about the importance to have a clean and beautiful city.
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: Ciudad Juarez is a big city with many activities to do (cultural, social, ecological, etc). It’s in the border with the US and you can visit beautiful natural places like the Copper Canyon (Spanish: Barranca del Cobre) also is very close to the modern city of Monterrey.
PLACE: Ciudad Juarez is 8th biggest city in Mexico, it has a population of 1 321 004 inhabits in the urban area. ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal: kitchen, hot water, and shower. Volunteers will be responsible to cook (please bring snacks and typical recipes from your country to share with the other volunteers!) it is possible to cook vegetarian food (in case you don’t eat meat)
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest international airport in Ciudad Juarez but also the international airport of El Paso Texas is close.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the work-camp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE THIS CAMP HAS NO EXTRAFEE

Mexiko    CIEEJ1209     Rokunohe/AOMORI     22.07.-04.08.2012    SOCI/CULT   5vols
BACKGROUND: NPO Shiki-no-Sato offers a welfare service for the handicapped people living in this area with an aim to build a comfortable society for all people. The handicapped people do works such as farming and gardening.
WORK: Volunteers will help with maintenance of the facilities for the handicapped people and construct a hut to house a new rice drier. They will help organizing and participate in a summer festival to be held at the facility. They are expected to interact with the group of “women’s society” and the youth of the area.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay in the accommodation space of Shiki-no-Sato, this facility.
FACILITIES AND FIXTURES: Bedding will be provided. There are a washer, a kitchen, a lavatory and a bathroom.
MEALS: Volunteers will be required to cook by themselves.
WHAT TO BRING: Please bring clothes which are suitable for activities such as T-shirts, pants, and sneakers. Long sleeved items for cold mornings and evenings and a cap/hat for outdoor activities are also necessary. Please bring toiletries, towels and other items for your daily life. Cotton work gloves and rubber boots are necessary.
NOTE: Volunteers are requested to introduce their own countries by showing photos and maps, teaching children’s songs and plays, or introducing recipes.
LOCATION: Rokunohe is in Aomori prefecture, which is located in the northernmost part of Honshu, a mainland of Japan. Although Rokunohe is located far in the north, it doesn’t snow so much in winter. You can see rice fields spreading all over the area. You can get to Hachinohe station by the Tohoku shinkansen super express from Tokyo (about 3 hours), and another 25mintakes you to Misawa station, the closest station to the facility, on Aoimori Railway line.
AIRPORT: Narita International AIRPORT (domestic line: Misawa or Aomori AIRPORT)
TERMINAL: Aoimori railway Misawa STATION
URL: Rolunohe Town Official (JAPANESE): http://icitywww.town.rokunohe.aomori.jp/www/toppage/0000000000000/APM03000.html, Aoimori Railway (JAPANESE) : http://aoimorirailway.com/
REMARKS: Since there are various duties, volunteers with spirits of challenge and are interested in many different kind of activities are most desirable. Volunteers who love nature and want to experience something different from Japanese city life are also welcome.

Mexiko    NAT43    Guadalupe Community 1     23.07.-04.08.2012    ENVI/KIDS/SOCI/CONS   10vols
PROJECT: The Community is made up of people from the Ricardo Flores Magon neighbourhood. This community called Guadalupe Santa Cruz is a group of men, women, children and youngsters. Within the community they organize workshops related to human rights. A group of women speak about the social, economic and cultural difficulties from which women suffer. The objective of this work is that women get aware of the importance of their role in society and in the family. Other activities carried out by the Community are visits in the four neighbourhoods that make up the district. They can share experiences and biblical testimonies and create a close relationship among the people from the villages. There are also activities with children and youth, workshops about recycling, ecology, games, film and spiritual guidance.
WORK: The proposal is to strengthen support for young people and children, in the process of understanding the world. The workcamp has the objective to contribute to the cultural and social exchange between the youngsters of the workcamp and the community. The volunteers will organize the workshops about the recycling and environment, with the objective to raise awareness about the local reality and make proposals. The group will also take care of the maintenance of the temple and contribute to cultural events organized by the community.
ACCOMMODATION: The sleeping room will be located on the premises of the Temple.
LOCATION: Santa Cruz Guadalupe Community is located in the neighbourhood Ricardo Flores Magon, and belongs to the municipality of Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas, Mexico. It is an hour and a half from the capital of Chiapas, Tuxtla Gutierrez.
NEAREST STATION: San Cristobal de las Casas
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2,950 pesos MEX.

Mexiko    VIVE08    Social Entrepreneur Camp II, Morelia    25.07.-10.08.2012    EDU/MANU/CULT   8vols
PROJECT: This will be the 3rd year this project is organized and it has been a great success, the host project is really happy with the results, this is why they will welcome again a new group of international volunteers, through this project we have the goal of fostering an entrepreneur culture where local children could have a wide learning experience through sharing opinions, working methods and experiences with the local students and international volunteers in a multicultural environment. Facing different cultures and thinking in new ways we can open communication channels throughout the world to make children and youngsters conscious about being responsible entrepreneurs within a multicultural frame and being respectful of cultural diversity as well as diversity in ideas and thinking and being socially responsible, taking care about the environment. There will be many local students involved in this project and very interesting cultural exchanges. People in Morelia is really nice and friendly, If you are looking for a project in a very beautiful colonial city with a lot of culture and history, interact with many nice youngsters and children in a spirit of taking care of our planet and promote a new way of looking at the world, do something useful and make new friends this project is for you! If you want to see more information about the project visit the camplink at where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES: Volunteers will participate in the organization of different workshops to awake the consciousness among children about being responsible entrepreneurs and motivating them to build and shape a life project having clear goals and to encourage them to continue studying. The will have the mission of motivating and encouraging children to discover all their potential. They will also carry out some tasks of reforestation in the surroundings to awake the conscience within the population about preserving the environment.
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many possibilities to organize leisure activities in Morelia and close to the city. Morelia it’s a 500 year old city and it is a very famous cultural place of Mexico, its well know by its history dated from the Mexico Independence and colony, Morelia is catalogued as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO and it’s a city that has many cultural activities such as cinema, theater, music, night clubs, expositions and festivals. It is also very easy also to organize a weekend at the beach since it is 3 hours away from the pacific coast and also Morelia its very close to other beautiful places such magic towns like Patzcuaro, beautiful lakes such as Zirahuen as well as natural reserves and other colonial cities such as Guanajuato and Queretaro.
PLACE: Morelia city is located in the center of Mexico, it is very well connected by bus and its located very close to big cities such as Mexico city (3 hours), Guadalajara city (3.5 hours), Guanajuato City (2 hours). ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal: kitchen, hot water, etc. there are no beds, please bring a sleeping bag and air mat. Volunteers will be responsible to cook (please bring snacks and typical recipes from your country to share with the other volunteers!) it Is possible to cook vegetarian food (in case you don’t eat meat)
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City, the city of Morelia also has an international airport.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 75 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    NAT45    Tsomanotik 4    30.07.-11.08.2012    ENVI/AGRI/EDU/CULT   12vols
PROJECT: The Solidary Center Tsomanotik (www.manotik.org) is an educative and demonstrative center, which promotes the sustainable development and the solidarity, through intercultural projects with youngsters from different countries. It organizes solidarity projects that contribute the local community development and agro-ecological projects. Tsomanotik allows the participants to see the different realities leading to reflection and motivation for local solidarity and global actions.
The vision of this association is to develop a solidary consciousness in the youth. With awareness about the causes of injustice and poverty, they could act for a more fair and solidary world, and accompany marginalized groups from Chiapas in their development process. The center does not produce contaminated water, because we have an ecologic bath, the waste produces composts, we have 2 treatments of grey water, 2 cisterns for water of rains. In the agro-ecological area there is an organic garden, cunigallinero (it is a place where rabbits and chickens habit), 3 areas for composts, 6 boxes of bees, we produce mushrooms and area of milpa (corn plant)
WORK: The first week, the volunteers will have training on the sustainable development and community life through workshops, cine-club and other activities. They will visit 3 important places: 2 trapiches (mills used for the extraction of juice of the cane, where the sugar is produced). In this place you will be able to observe the process of cultivate of it and the production of honey in “panela” (not refined sugar). You will visit the Montebello’s Lakes, where you will have the opportunity to know the process of the cultivation of organic coffee and visit the Waterfall of Chiflon. During the second week, the volunteers will be involved in agro-ecological activities as the work in the organic garden, ecological compost, lombricomposta, cunigallinero and the milpa. We hope that the volunteers are enthusiastic and motivated to get to know the place and to take an active part in the activities.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers stay at the Tsomanotik center, in a common room.
LOCATION: Tzimol, the community located 10 minutes away from the city of Comitán, Chia-pas.
NEAREST STATION: Comitan de Dominguez, Chiapas..
PARTICIPATION FEE: 3450 Mexican pesos per month, which cover accommodation, food (except the lunch in the Montebello’s lake, around the 50 Mexican pesos), transportation between the project, transportation to Montebello’s lake, the mills and the waterfall of Chiflon, and administrative cost.

Mexiko    VIVE11    Protecting the Marine Turtles 3, Colola    08.08.-24.08.2012    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and
PLACE: Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    VIVE10    Marine Turtles 1, Motin del Oro    08.08.-24.08.2012    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: Motin del Oro is a little town located near to the Pacific Ocean. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Motin, volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations., Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in an astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Motin, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Motin you can discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata or Colola, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and Manzanillo.
PLACE: Motin is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Motin which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    NAT 31    Ha O Mek Ka IV    13.08.-25.08.2012    AGRI/CONS/EDU   10vols
The cooperative Cotzaselch has organized various international work camps in 2011 with interesting experiences rich in exchange. The cooperation Cotzaselch is a sustainable project serving the community of Tzajalá. With its traditional jewellery workshops, its agroecological experimental farm (horticulture, composting, coffee, medicinal plants, etc), the cooperative manages sustainable development projects in complete harmony with nature.
Volunteers will work in agriculture – for example, preparation of the land and construction work; and they will reconstruct various cabins in the community Ha O Mek Ka. They will have the opportunity to do diverse manual labour related to horticulture, composting, and lombriculture, amongst other things.
Time permitting; it is possible to get involved in other works in the community. Presentations in the local schools will be organized by the volunteers.
WORK: The activities are directed towards continuing the construction of a pathway that will serve as an access route to the projects of Ha O Mek Ka and the construction of cabins for the volunteers; and the creation of raised beds for the sewing of vegetables, the activities will be based in the permaculture. Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn different workshops about the making of soap, crafts, and cooking.
ACCOMMODATION: In the demonstration centre Ha O Mek Ka.
LOCATION: Tzajalá is found 1.5 hours from San Cristóbal de las Casas and 20 minutes from Ocosingo.
CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 Mex. Pesos (about 175€) which includes accommodation, food, and administrative costs.

Mexiko    NAT 30    Botanical Garden III    13.08.-25.08.2012    ENVI/CONS/EDU   10vols
Epiphytes Garden is a project aimed at creating a space that protects the flora and fauna of the region where the inhabitants of the city of San Cristobal de las Casas, and visitors can learn about the importance of maintain forests, to separate and recycle waste, and so on. Another aim is to provide a space for the reproduction of epiphytes such as orchids and bromeliads. The idea is to have a space rich in flora and fauna that can enjoy and engage people in the city, which is intended, can multiply the knowledge gained in this botanical garden. Epiphytes Garden is located on the hill of San Cristobal de las Casas.
WORK: The work will consist in the rehabilitation of a live fence (demarcation made from native trees of the region), construction of a rainwater-harvesting tank, a greenhouse for plant production, building a gazebo, cleaning and sorting of trash. During the camp will hold workshops and/or awareness raising of the people in the surroundings of the place on the future care of the botanical garden. Other activities will restore and increase access stairs, improve certain parts of the future garden. Also be built using land adobes to be used in the infrastructure of the garden.
ACCOMODATION: In the volunteer’s house located in the city center of San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas.
PLACE: San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas.
THE CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 mex. pesos (about 175€) which cover accommodation, food, administrative costs.

Mexiko    VIMEX10    Atlatlahucan/Patrimonito, Morelos     13.08.-27.08.2012    RENO/CULT   12vols
Extra Fee: 150 Euros
PROJECT DETAILS: The Patrimonito project is part of the World Heritage Program implemented by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service. Patrimonito integrates international workcamps as a means to raise awareness of the local population about the importance of protecting their local heritage, to demonstrate the value of non-formal education and to create spaces for cooperation between the World heritage managers and the local population. The 2012 Patrimonito edition proposed by Vimex comprises workcamps in 7 out the 14 ex –convents situated in the Slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano and Atlatlahucan is one of them. The historical monuments of Atlatlahucan as fundamental attraction is the former convent of the Augustinian order, a marvellous temple built in the sixteenth century. Because the majesty of the Convent of St. Matthew the Apostle, the details of its architecture which, although not complicated, but simple style continues to be a major attraction for visitors. His height allows it to be observed from the surrounding communities, give presence to the path of those whose in their journey have the opportunity to be close to this precious architectural jewel of the sixteenth century and today is part of the World Heritage, as it was declared as such in the year 1994 by UNESCO. This former convent is part of the Convent Route, which recently was awarded the Best International Touristic Product Award at the International Tourism Fair in Spain.
WORK: The volunteers will some secondary works in the building and some cleaning and renovation work guided by a professional restorer. These will be complemented by awareness-raising activities that volunteers carry our with the local population, particularly with the children and youth of the village: workshops on the identification of heritage assets, tours of heritage sites in the town, presenting some heritage sites of their countries and regions to high school students, secondary and primary school, animations with the kids, cleaning campaign around the village and systematization of the experience..
LOCATION: Atlatlahucan is located 20 km from Cuautla in the region of Morelos
NEAREST STATION: Cuautla, Morelos
ACCOMMODATION: In a house in the village
FOOD: Meals will be prepared by volunteers. It has everything you need to cook and care for the food.
LANGUAGE: Speaking Spanish will be welcome in order to get in touch with the Mexican people.
REQUIREMENTS: Good teamwork attitude, dedication, be responsible and enthusiastic to work. Please bring your own insurance.
HOW TO ARRIVE: From the airport Benito Juárez to the VIMEX office in Mexico City.
FREE TIME: The volunteer will have the opportunity to visit historical and tourist places of greater relevance in Mexico such as the Convent Route, Route de Zapata, the archaeological sites of Xochicalco and Chalcatzingo and the magical town of Tepoztlan. Walks with local young people, excursions will also be part of the free time program.
REMARK: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers in our camps before to go to your camp.

Mexiko    VIMEX14    Vive Diseño Guanajuato     13.08.-26.08.2012    RENO/CULT   12vols
EXTRA FEE: 150 Euros
PROJECT DETAILS: Vive Diseño is a Graphic Design international congress organised by the Fundación Vive Diseño since 2010 in the city of Guanajuato, and it is one of the most influential events in the field of Graphic Design in the country and the most important one in the region of Guanajuato. The event aims at gathering graphic designers, editors, marketers, artists and the general public come together to learn and pass on their knowledge of graphic design. Likewise, it seeks to create a perfect blend of atmosphere between students and professionals.
It has become one of the most important conferences nationwide and has links to the major design schools in the country to publicize the event, trying to bring more participants every year. In 2012, Vive Diseño comes with more energy and wants to establish itself as a festival unlike any other conference of its kind. Vive Diseño is held once a year and it offers a series of lectures and workshops given by international speakers in the city of Guanajuato. It lasts for 3 days with a format of Interviews, Presentations, Workshops and Live Design. Currently Vive Diseño has generated national projection of the State of Guanajuato and its capital as a major conference of its kind in the country emphasizing the importance of its exhibitors and joint efforts of its participants
WORK: Volunteers will participate in the following tasks:
• Support at the registration table (workshops and conferences)
• Control input and assistance (workshops and conferences)
• Technical support (slides, audio, microphones, vidéo, etc.).
• Support for photographic memory and video (have video cameras and perform memory)
• Logistics Support
• Hosts with speakers
• Translation [(English and Spanish) can be simultaneously]
• Support to mounting temporary exhibitions
• Support for stands mounting and unmounting stage.
In addition, volunteers will do some animations prior to the event with some juvenile institutions and prepare a fun program for the conference participants.
LOCATION: The congress will be organised in the city of Guanajuato, inscribed in the World Heritage list. The city is situated 4 hrs north of Mexico City.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay in a house or in a hostel in the city.
FOOD: meals will be prepared by the volunteers
LANGUAGE: There is no official language although knowing some Spanish will facilitate the communication with other volunteers as well as with the organisers and the participants to the festival.
REQUIREMENTS: Readiness for teamwork, dedication, responsibility and willingness to work with all audiences. The volunteer should have some training or artistic design experience. Depending on the possibilities volunteers may propose a workshop during the conference
HOW TO ARRIVE: From the airport Benito Juarez to the VIMEX office.
FREE TIME: Volunteers will have the opportunity to visit historical and touristic places in town as well as the local communities such as San Miguel Allende and Dolores Hidalgo. In Guanajuato, volunteers could get a grasp of what life is all about in this cultural town
COMMENT: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers in our camps before to go to your camp.

Mexiko    VIMEX12    Ocuituco/Patrimonito, Morelos     27.08.-11.09.2012    RENO/CULT   12vols
Extra Fee: 150 Euros
PROJECT DETAILS: The Patrimonito project is part of the World Heritage Program implemented by UNESCO’s World Heritage Center in cooperation with the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service. Patrimonito integrates international workcamps as a means to raise awareness fo the local population about the importance of protecting their local heritage, to demonstrate the value of non-formal education and to create spaces for cooperation between the World heritage managers and the local population. The 2012 Patrimonito edition proposed by Vimex comprises workcamps in 7 out the 14 ex –convents situated in the Slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano and Ocuituco is one of them. The former convent of Santiago Apostle in Ocuituco dates from 1534 and was the first Augustinian convent built in New Spain. Although their construction has undergone several modifications since it was inaugurated in 1533, the original source in the cloister shows six lions quarry, carved with great skill by Indians. The building of the former Augustinian convent in Ocuituco began on June 8, 1534 Corpus Christi Day, dedicated to the apostle Santiago, patron saint of Spain. This monastery consists of main parts in this kind of sets such as: court, temple, monastery and gardens, also is considered the oldest in Latin America.
WORK: Volunteers will participate in the implementation of actions to sensitize the local population to the importance of preserving their heritage through painting workshops, puppet shows, drawing among others. Parallel improvement work is carried out of the building under the guidance of a professional restorer. Also carried out actions will be done to identify and value the intangible heritage of this region. Through environmental awareness activities, volunteers organize cleanups around the building and nearby.
ACCOMMODATION: In a house in the town
LOCATION: Ocuituco is located half an hour from the city of Cuautla.
NEAREST STATION: Cuautla, Morelos
FOOD: Meals will be prepared by volunteers. It has everything you need to cook and care for the food.
LANGUAGE: Speaking Spanish will be welcome in order to get in touch with the Mexican people.
REQUIREMENTS: Good disposal to the team work, dedication, be responsible and enthusiastic to work. Please bring your own insurance.
HOW TO ARRIVE: From the airport Benito Juárez to the VIMEX office in Mexico City.
FREE TIME: The volunteer will have the opportunity to visit historical and tourist places of greater relevance in Mexico such as the Convent Route, Route de Zapata, the archaeological sites of Xochicalco and Chalcatzingo and the magical town of Tepoztlan. Walks with local young people, excursions will also be part of the free time program.
REMARS: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers in our camps before to go to your camp.

Mexiko    VIMEX13    Tepoztlán/Patrimonito, Morelos     27.08.-10.09.2012    RENO/CULT   11vols
EXTRA FEE: 150 Euros
PROJECT DETAILS: The Patrimonito project is part of the World Heritage Program implemented by UNESCO’s World Heritage Center in cooperation with the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service. Patrimonito integrates international workcamps as a means to raise awareness fo the local population about the importance of protecting their local heritage, to demonstrate the value of non-formal education and to create spaces for cooperation between the World heritage managers and the local population. The 2012 Patrimonito edition proposed by Vimex comprises workcamps in 7 out the 14 ex –convents situated in the Slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano and Tepoztlán is one of them. The former convent of the Nativity was built under the orders of Dominican friars who arrived in Tepoztlan mid-sixteenth century. In 1580 the convent was working and remained in the hands of the Dominicans until 1773, when it was delivered to the secular clergy as a result of the Bourbon Reforms of the late eighteenth century. The fleur de Liz symbol of this order can be seen even in the engravings of this convent. Tepoztlán is one of the two Magic Villages in the region of Morelos.
WORK: Volunteers will participate in the implementation of actions to sensitize the local population to the importance of preserving their heritage through painting workshops, puppet shows, drawing among others. Parallel improvement work is carried out of the building, particularly in the atrium under the guidance of a professional restorer. Also carried out actions will be done to identify and value the intangible heritage of this region together with the members of a local association which tries to preserve the villages traditions and immaterial patrimony alive. Through environmental awareness activities, volunteers organize cleanups around the building and nearby.
ACCOMMODATION: Lodging will be in a house in the village.
LOCATION: Tepoztlan is located 1 hour from Mexico City.
NEAREST STATION: Tepoztlan, Morelos.
FOOD: Meals will be prepared by volunteers. It has everything you need to cook and care for the food.
LANGUAGE: Speaking Spanish will be welcome in order to get in touch with the Mexican people.
REQUIREMENTS: Good disposal to the team work, dedication, be responsible and enthusiastic to work. Bring clothes according with the activities. Please bring your own insurance and sleeping bag.
FREE TIME: The volunteer will have the opportunity to visit historical and tourist places of greater relevance in Mexico such as the Convent Route, Route de Zapata, the archaeological sites of Xochicalco and Chalcatzingo and the magical town of Tepoztlan. Walks with local young people, excursions will also be part of the free time program.
REMARK You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers in our camps before to go to your camp.

Mexiko    VIVE14    Protecting the Marine Turtles 4, Colola    29.08.-14.09.2012    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and
PLACE: Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    VIVE13    Marine Turtles 2, Motin del Oro    29.08.-14.09.2012    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: Motin del Oro is a little town located near to the Pacific Ocean. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Motin, volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations., Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in an astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Motin, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Motin you can discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata or Colola, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and Manzanillo.
PLACE: Motin is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Motin which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    VIVE12    Assisting a Childs Dream, Leon     29.08.-14.09.2012    KIDS/EDU   12vols
PROJECT: This will be the 3rd year this project is organized and it has been a great success, the host project is really happy with the results, this is why they will welcome again a new group of international volunteers, through this project we have the goal of improve the life conditions of the people of the community helping some institutions where the students of the University make social work with children’s, the volunteers can learning experience through sharing opinions, working methods and experiences with the local students and international volunteers in a multicultural environment. Some of these institutions make social work with children with disabilities; the experience for the international volunteer will be really intense. People in Leon is really nice and friendly, If you are looking for a project in a very beautiful modern city with a lot of culture and history, interact with many nice youngsters and children in a spirit of help and share, do something useful and make new friends this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: Volunteers helping in some institutions where the students of the University make social work with children’s, some of these institutions work with children’s with disabilities and the volunteers will support in the summer activities of the institutions like swimming, cultural, educational and leisure activities with the children’s.
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many possibilities of leisure activities; Leon is a very beautiful and safe city with many activities to do (cultural, social, ecological, etc). Also you can visit Guanajuato with “Minas de Guanajuato”, “Mommies of Guanajuato” and the “Ruins of Penjamo” or other colonial cities such as Guanajuato and Queretaro.
PLACE: Leon city is located in the center of Mexico, it is very well connected by bus and its located very close to big cities such as Mexico city (2 hours), Guadalajara city (3.5 hours), Guanajuato City (1 hours) .
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal: kitchen, hot water, etc.. Volunteers will be responsible to cook (please bring snacks and typical recipes from your country to share with the other volunteers!) it is possible to cook vegetarian food (in case you don’t eat meat)
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City, the city of Leon also has an international airport.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 75 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    NAT 33    Xochipilli III    03.09.-15.09.2012    ENVI/AGRI   10vols
The objective at Xochipilli is to develop a self-sustainable space through the production and consumption of vegetables, the sale of plants, and the creation of links with related projects. In congruence with sustainable development, the space aspires to have rainwater collectors, generation of clean energy and recycling, as well as appropriate technologies. The objective of the space is the development of a model of sustainability that can be replicated in different alternative, rural spaces and contexts; with the aim of achieving sustainable rural development.
WORK: The volunteers will be involved in activities depending on the needs of the project, such as cultivation, seed sewing, transplanting of plants, weeding, watering, harvesting, pruning, and polinisation, for example. As well: development and maintenance of systems of water collection, renewable energy, generation of clean energy and the recycling of waste materials.
ACCOMMODATION: In a house in San Cristobal de las Casas.
LOCATION: San Cristobal de las Casas.
CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 Mex. Pesos (about 175€) which includes accommodation, food, and administrative costs.

Mexiko    VIVE15    Values of Humanity, Toluca     05.09.-21.09.2012    CONS/EDU   12vols
PROJECT: Toluca is one of the biggest cities in Mexico and is close to Mexico City It has a very rich cultural tradition and a very interesting history; it’s a vibrant place full of activities to do but also with many problems as any other big city in the world. This project is organized with the objective to promote the intercultural exchange between the students of the university and the international group and promote the sustainable development inside the University. This project seeks to give to all the participants a space to have a cultural exchange, share ideas, show their culture and learn also from the culture of Mexico. If you like to be in a modern but also traditional atmosphere in a very nice city with many nice youngsters, you like the cultural exchange and make new friends this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: Volunteers Participate in the program of Sustainable Development of the University doing tasks such as building signs with messages ecological and setting ecological messages in the campus, repair and care of green areas, renovation and cleaning of green areas within the Institute. Also participate in workshops with local students about ecological issues and exchange of ideas and good practices in different countries.
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: Toluca is a modern big city with many activities to do (cultural, social, ecological, etc) very close to Mexico City and you can visit other beautiful places such magic towns like Valle de Bravo , the colossal pyramids of Teotihuacan also is very close to colonial cities such as Morelia and Guanajuato
PLACE: Toluca is 5th biggest city in Mexico, it has a population of 1.846.602 inhabits in the urban area.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal: kitchen, hot water, shower, there are no beds please bring a sleeping bag and air mattress. Volunteers will be responsible to cook (please bring snacks and typical recipes from your country to share with the other volunteers!) it Is possible to cook vegetarian food (in case you don’t eat meat)
CLOSEST AIRPORT the biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City, the city of Toluca also has an international airport.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the work-camp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 75 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    NAT 32    Dog´s Shelter III    10.09.-22.09.2012    AGRI/ZOO   10vols
The Municipal Dog Control Center (CECAM) wants to create a culture of adoption and love for animals, especially dogs that have been abused and left on the streets. The Center promotes raising awareness campaigns, rabies vaccination actions, sterilization of dogs and cats in order to reduce the number of stray animals in the public places. The main goal of CECAM is to be a self-sufficient institution, without a permanent need of exterior support. They want to achieve that through activities that generate stable income, like a vegetables cultivation, greenhouse, recreation center, family education center.
ACTIVITIES: The volunteers will continue the work of the last workcamp members – cleaning a place and making activities in order to make it better and flat to prepare it for future vegetables cultivation. They will also help in greenhouse and vegetable patches making, fancing the place in, the spring cleaning and a other activities which can help in a money collection.
ACCOMMODATION: In a voluneer's house in the center of San Cristóbal de Las Casas.
PLACE: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico
CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 Mex. pesos (about 175€) which covers accommodation, food, administrative costs, project's costs.

Mexiko    NAT34    Angels of Love 4     17.09.-29.09.2012    KIDS/DISA/EDU   12vols
The Civil Association “Angels of Love” was created in 2005 as a result of cooperation among 4 persons with disabilities. From that time the group has grown and currently is supported by 10 youth with disabilities. The goal of Association is to provide a space for social, cultural interaction and recreational activities for disabled youth. They make an effort to involve young people in the work and activities carried out by the Association as well as to support them in their emotional development. The main aim of the Association's work is that through all their work young people acquire skills that will provide for them a personal development, enable work and an give an openness to education and leisure options. What Angels offer are social, educational, cultural, sport and job training programs that can help in social integration, enhancement of horizons and life enjoyment by being treated with respect and affection.
WORK: The activities held by volunteers on this camp are related to agriculture, precisely to preparing vegetable patch and building a chicken coop. Furthermore the volunteers will be providing cultural and educational activities with young people with disabilities and will take care of small remodeling of Association's facilities.
ACCOMMODATION: In an Association's place in the neighborhood of Cuxtitali
LOCATION OF THE PROJECT: San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas).
THE CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 Mex. Pesos (about 175€) which includes accommodation, food, administrative costs.

Mexiko    VIVE17    Protecting the Marine Turtles 5, Colola    19.09.-05.10.2012    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and
PLACE: Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    VIVE18    Marine Turtles 3, Motin del Oro    19.09.-05.10.2012    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: Motin del Oro is a little town located near to the Pacific Ocean.. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Motin, volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations., Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in an astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Motin, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Motin you can discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata or Colola, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and Manzanillo.
PLACE: Motin is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Motin which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    VIMEX18    Zacualpan/Patrimonito, Morelos     24.09.-08.10.2012    RENO/CULT   12vols
EXTRA Fee: 150 Euros
PROJECT DETAILS: The Patrimonito project is part of the World Heritage Program implemented by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service. Patrimonito integrates international workcamps as a means to raise awareness of the local population about the importance of protecting their local heritage, to demonstrate the value of non-formal education and to create spaces for cooperation between the World heritage managers and the local population. The 2012 Patrimonito edition proposed by Vimex comprises workcamps in 7 out the 14 ex –convents situated in the Slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano and Zacualpan is one of them. In 1535 construction began on Zacualpan convent near Canyon Amatzinac under the patronage of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. In its first phase the temple was a very simple construction, then church and convent were markedly improved, gaining recognition in 1550 of the Viceroy. Zacualpan has a long tradition of the Trueque an ancient method of exchanging goods and in which money is not involved and which exists still today and holds a annual celebration for the Rosario Virgin with a feast that is part of the intangible heritage of the village. This is one of the 6 Patrimonito projects that VIMEX together with the municipality, is organizing this year.
WORK: The building is in good condition and will be the task of the volunteers to do some side and minor work in the building and some cleaning and renewal guided by a professional restorer. Each year the outside wall of the ex convent is painted with traditional techniques and the volunteers will support the villagers to paint the wall. These tasks will be complemented by awareness that the volunteers will carried out with children and youth of the place: workshops on the identification of heritage values, heritage site tours in the village, presenting some heritage sites of their countries and states with high school students, secondary and primary, animations with children, cleaning campaign around the village and systematization of experience. The volunteers will also participate in the preparations of the annual festivities of the Feast for the Rosario Virgin which is the main celebrations of the village.
ACCOMMODATION: In a house in the village
LOCATION: Zacualpan is located 20 minutes from the city of Cuautla
NEAREST STATION: Cuautla, Morelos
ACCOMMODATION: In a house in the village
FOOD: Food will be prepared by volunteers in the kitchen. It has everything you need to cook and care for the food.
LANGUAGE: Speaking Spanish will be welcome in order to get in touch with the Mexican people.
REQUIREMENTS: Good team work attitude, dedication, be responsible and enthusiastic to work. Please bring your own insurance.
FREE TIME: The volunteer will have the opportunity to visit historical and tourist places of greater relevance in Mexico such as the Convent Route, Route de Zapata, the archaeological sites of Xochicalco and Chalcatzingo and the magical town of Tepoztlan. Walks with local young people, excursions will also be part of the free time program
REMARK: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers in our camps before to go to your camp.

Mexiko    VIVE20    Marine Turtles 4, Motin del Oro    10.10.-26.10.2012    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: Motin del Oro is a little town located near to the Pacific Ocean.. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Motin, volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations., Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in an astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Motin, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Motin you can discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata or Colola, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and Manzanillo.
PLACE: Motin is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Motin which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    VIMEX21    Xochicalco/Patrimonito, Morelos    14.10.-27.10.2012    RENO/CULT   12vols
EXTRA FEE: 150 Euros
PROJECT DETAILS: The Patrimonito project is part of the World Heritage Program implemented by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre in cooperation with the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service. Patrimonito integrates international workcamps as a means to raise awareness of the local population about the importance of protecting their local heritage, to demonstrate the value of non-formal education and to create spaces for cooperation between the World heritage managers and the local population. The 2012 Patrimonito edition proposed by Vimex comprises workcamps in 7 out the 14 ex –convents situated in the Slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano and in the archaeological zone of Xochicalco which was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999 because it is an exceptionally well preserved and complete example of a fortified city of the Epiclasic Mesoamerican period, with the addition of new defensive items such as ramps, pits, bastions and forts. In addition to exceptional planning features, as the hill on which it was established the city was changed through cutting and filling giving it a unique distribution
WORK: Volunteers will participate in the maintenance of Archaeological Zone: carrying out cleaning, weeding, pruning trees, gaps tops, signage repair and cleaning of structures. Also they will strengthen links with communities surrounding the site for awareness on the protection and conservation of the site through lectures on World Heritage and its meaning, various workshops, activities of coexistence with the community and implementation of surveys
ACCOMMODATION: In a house in the vicinity of the site.
LOCATION: Xochicalco is located half an hour from the city of Cuernavaca.
NEAREST STATION: Cuernavaca.
ACCOMMODATION: In a house in the village
FOOD: Meals will be prepared by volunteers. It has everything you need to cook and care for the food.
LANGUAGE: Speaking Spanish will be welcome in order to get in touch with the Mexican people.
REQUIREMENTS: Good team work attitude, dedication, responsibility and enthusiasm to work. Please bring your own insurance.
FREE TIME: The volunteer will have the opportunity to visit nearby places and villages where there is a lot of traditions and customs. Walks with local young people, excursions will also be part of the free time program.
REMARK: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers in our camps before to go to your camp.

Mexiko    VIVE21    Protecting the Marine Turtles 7, Colola    31.10.-16.11.2012    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and
PLACE: Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    NAT 35    Angels of Love V    19.11.-01.12.2012    AGRI/DISA/EDU   12vols
The Civil Association “Angels of Love” was created in 2005 as a result of cooperation among 4 persons with disabilities. From that time the group has grown and currently is supported by 10 youth with disabilities. The goal of Association is to provide a space for social, cultural interaction and recreational activities for disabled youth. They make an effort to involve young people in the work and activities carried out by the Association as well as to support them in their emotional development. The main aim of the Association's work is that through all their work young people acquire skills that will provide for them a personal development, enable work and an give an openness to education and leisure options. What Angels offer are social, educational, cultural, sport and job training programs that can help in social integration, enhancement of horizons and life enjoyment by being treated with respect and affection.
WORK: The activities held by volunteers on this camp are related to agriculture, precisely to preparing vegetable patch and building a chicken coop. Furthermore the volunteers will be providing cultural and educational activities with young people with disabilities and will take care of small remodeling of Association's facilities.
ACCOMODATION: In an Association's place in the neighborhood of Cuxtitali
LOCATION OF THE PROJECT: San Cristobal de las Casas (Chiapas).
THE CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 Mex. Pesos (about 175€) which includes accommodation, food, administrative costs.

Mexiko    VIVE22    Protecting the Marine Turtles 8, Colola    21.11.-07.12.2012    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and
PLACE: Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    NAT 36    Ha O Mek Ka V    26.11.-08.12.2012    AGRI/CONS/EDU   10vols
The cooperative Cotzaselch has organized various international work camps in 2011 with interesting experiences rich in exchange. The cooperation Cotzaselch is a sustainable project serving the community of Tzajalá. With its traditional jewellery workshops, its agroecological experimental farm (horticulture, composting, coffee, medicinal plants, etc), the cooperative manages sustainable development projects in complete harmony with nature.
Volunteers will work in agriculture – for example, preparation of the land and construction work; and they will reconstruct various cabins in the community Ha O Mek Ka. They will have the opportunity to do diverse manual labour related to horticulture, composting, and lombriculture, amongst other things.
Time permitting; it is possible to get involved in other works in the community. Presentations in the local schools will be organized by the volunteers.
WORK: The activities are directed towards continuing the construction of a pathway that will serve as an access route to the projects of Ha O Mek Ka and the construction of cabins for the volunteers; and the creation of raised beds for the sewing of vegetables, the activities will be based in the permaculture. Volunteers will have the opportunity to learn different workshops about the making of soap, crafts, and cooking.
ACCOMMODATION: In the demonstration centre Ha O Mek Ka.
LOCATION: Tzajalá is found 1.5 hours from San Cristóbal de las Casas and 20 minutes from Ocosingo.
CLOSEST STATION: San Cristóbal de las Casas.
PARTICIPATION FEE: 2950 Mex. Pesos (about 175€) which includes accommodation, food, and administrative costs.

Mexiko    VIVE23    Protecting the Marine Turtles 9, Colola    12.12.-28.12.2012    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and
PLACE: Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    VIVE24    Protecting the Marine Turtles 10, Colola    02.01.-18.01.2013    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and
PLACE: Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    VIVE25    Protecting the Marine Turtles 11, Colola    23.01.-08.02.2013    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and
PLACE: Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    VIVE26    Protecting the Marine Turtles 12, Colola    13.02.-01.03.2013    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and
PLACE: Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    VIVE27    Protecting the Marine Turtles 12, Colola    06.03.-22.03.2013    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and
PLACE: Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    VIVE28    Protecting the Marine Turtles 14, Colola    27.03.-12.04.2013    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and
PLACE: Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    VIVE29    Protecting the Marine Turtles 15, Colola    17.04.-03.05.2013    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and
PLACE: Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    VIVE30    Protecting the Marine Turtles 16, Colola    08.05.-24.05.2013    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and
PLACE: Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    VIVE31    Protecting the Marine Turtles 17, Colola    29.05.-14.06.2013    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and
PLACE: Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.

Mexiko    VIVE32    Protecting the Marine Turtles 18, Colola    19.06.-05.07.2013    ENVI   15vols
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
ACTIVITIES: The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata, also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa and
PLACE: Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.