BANAMICHI

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About the project

BANAMICHI

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

PROJECT: During our camp we will be influencing two primary activities within the community, in the educational area, doing playful activities and artistic with underprivileged children from the community and supporting the school garden.

💼 What the programme involves

ACTIVITIES: Elaboration of flour tortillas, unique in the country and the world. Elaboration of coyotas (tipo empanadas) with a family from the town. Visit and get to know in broad strokes how a ranch or milpa is worked, from how the animals are marked, to the way of planting, etc. Visit to the squares of the most important towns of the Sonora River. Learn to make cheese and/or machaca, part of the traditional food of the region. And many more activities that will allow you to get to know the culture of the region.

🏠 Accommodation on site

ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be accommodated in a house with all basic services. Volunteers need to bring a sleeping bag

📍 About the location

The name of the municipality derives from the Opata language word "Banamitzi", which means "Where the water turns around" or "Raised by the water". The town has approximately 160 inhabitants, and the municipal seat is 3 kilometers away.

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📅 Available sessions

AMVIAC-04

02/04/2023 → 15/04/2023

Closed

2 / 10

♂ 0/5 ♀ 2/5

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–90 years old

Solidarity donation

4500.00 MXN ≈ 217 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Banámichi, Sonora, Mexico

Mexico

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Mexico Peso (MXN / Mex$)

Exchange rate

1 MXN = 0.048171 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Mexican Pacific Standard Time

Local time: 21:01 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Spanish