📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Parque Educativo San Jose (San José Educational Park of the Ministry of Environment and Natural History), is a Center for Environmental Education and training culture that encourages a participatory society towards the conservation of natural resources in high-Tseltal Tsotsil region of Chiapas.Located 8 km from the city of San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, on the campus of San Jose Rosal municipality of Zinacantan. The San José Educational Park is an area of 16 hectares of pine-oak forest little disturbed and ecologically important in terms of conservation of flora and fauna. Within this park is the Environmental Management Unit (UMA) and the Biological Station, therefore, among the projects that are part of this new vision of development are the construction, rehabilitation and maintenance of park facilities, pretending that by the end of July is reaperture ECOZoo with the name of San Jose.
💼 What the programme involves
Support for the construction and rehabilitation of an enclosure / cage that will be used to display a specimen mammal, which requires : Retired current mesh that covers the entire enclosure, cutting, welding of the tubes as a basis for closure , preparation of the mixture ( cement, sand and gravel) and placement of the tubes, tensioning and positioning of the new netting , shape and placement of the door closure , cubicle construction safety, construction of the burrow , depending on the setting closure species, environmental enrichment closure.also volunteers of this camp support in rehabilitation and setting for its reopening with new vision of a major tourist attraction on the biodiversity of the region with the name of ECOZoo.
The work will be focused on maintenance of the park (physical / operational work).
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will stay at the project facilities in a shared mixed room, and must bring their own sleeping bag and blankets. They have access to services such as hot water, bathrooms and kitchen. The camps include three meals a day in standard quantities (300 grams per serving) , additional quantities of this should be covered by the volunteer. Any special dietary requirements should be informed before the start of camp.
📍 About the location
San Cristobal is a charming little town that has maintained its colonial architecture and its Mexican flavor, welcoming a mixture of indigenous , national and international cultures. Similarly, it is a strategic starting point to tourist attractions. For more information visit: www.visitmexico.com/en/san-cristobal-de-las-casas
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers interested in participating in this project must: be over 18, have an open mind and flexibility to work in an environment in full contact with nature; be ready to do physical work.
ℹ️ Additional information
Being in wooded area, mosquito bites and insects are inevitable for this reason we ask you to be aware and to know if you're not allergic to the sting.