HUAQUECHULA

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About the project

HUAQUECHULA

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The Casa de la Palestina is a unique building in Huaquechula. Built in the 18th century, it stands out for its composite arches and interior moldings. It is located right next to the famous former convent of San Martín de Tours. This will be our setting for the conservation, rescue and enhancement project, in which we collaborate with the INAH Puebla Center, the H. City Council of Huaquechula and the state Secretariat of Culture. This is supported by the exchange of good practices that will be carried out through the French Embassy in Mexico, with the French association REMPART. Our mission is to revitalize this historic building to return it to the cultural activities of this population, with the possibility that it will soon house the site museum. With this, we contribute to the rescue of the Cultural Heritage, as well as to the improvement of the quality of life of the inhabitants of Huaquechula.

💼 What the programme involves

As volunteers, they will participate in the work of registration, conservation and restoration of the front wing of the House of Palestine, within the plan of Putting in Value that is proposed as a continuation of the works carried out after the earthquake of 2017.Within the exercises, the architectural survey, inventory of clay tiles and paving on the floors of the bays, and their restitution, having the practice of the methods applied in antiquity stand out. The slaking of quicklime, and the elaboration of mucilage with the slime of nopal, the elaboration and application of lime paint. They will have practice of conservation and restoration of adobe walls, thus rescuing the uses and traditional customs of this community. Also in other trades with which they will participate will be with the elaboration of wooden doors and windows for this building, including their guards and moldings, guided by the artisans and professionals of restoration. The volunteers are a central part, in all these works where they will learn and develop their personal and professional capacities.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation will be in a community house 5 minutes from the work area. It has basic services, cots and inflatable mattresses to sleep on.

🍲 Food

Food (breakfast, lunch and dinner) will be prepared by the municipality staff and occasionally for cultural exchange, by volunteers.

📍 About the location

Huaquechula is a small town with 4,000 inhabitants, where one of its main attractions are the Altars during the Day of the Dead season and the beautiful landscapes around it. One of the main economic activities of this municipality is agriculture, in this town beans, corn, peanuts and sorghum are mainly grown. The main typical dishes of this region are mole, green pipián with zompantle flowers, molotes, black adobo and ash tamales with ayocote beans. We recommend you try rosquetes de pan, hojaldras, marquesotes and polvorones. The ice creams are also delicious and varied.