MEXICO - SUMMER MAYA

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The main objective of this project is to promote voluntary work among young people towards the indigenous communities of Mexico and support their sustainable development, through the active participation of young people.Yaxunah is a community of 600 people of which 100 belong to the Mayan culture, its economy is based on tourism, which is why the project is focusing on work in urban improvement projects with a group of ladies called MAJAN NAJ, which provide lodging to domestic and foreign tourists.This workcamp is organized by the civil association Formadores Sociales A.C in collaboration with the Yaxunah Community Cultural Center.

💼 What the programme involves

The objective is to build 10 palapas (rustic and open construction, made with sticks or logs, and with a palm roof, common in very hot places) with traditional materials, these will be built outside the houses that already function as lodging.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will stay inside the Yaxunah community cultural center which is located in the heart of the community, has two palapas of Mayan architecture which were designed to accommodate volunteers for more than 10 years, and within the palapa has electric light and voltage outlet.Just two years ago the internet came to the community, the cultural center can provide the internet but for a specific period of time.Volunteers will be offered 3 meals from Monday to Friday, breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the duration of the camp. It will be only two free weekends, where on Saturdays only lunch will be offered and on Sunday dinner.

📍 About the location

Visit Mayan architectural areas in the community, museums, craft workshops and visit popular natural areas such as cenotes (it is a natural freshwater pond supplied by an underground river that is formed in many places of the Yucatan Peninsula due to soil erosion). These are some of the activities that can take place in the community of Yaxunah.To learn more about Yaxunah:https://www.elcaminomascorto.es/yaxunah-gran-sabor-a-cultura-maya/

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📅 Available sessions

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15/07/2020 → 28/07/2020

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

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

📍 Location

97924 Yaxuna, Yucatan, Mexico

Mexico

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Mexico Peso (MXN / Mex$)

Exchange rate

1 MXN = 0.048171 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Central Standard Time

Local time: 21:06 (12/11/2026)

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📞 Contact us

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+32 2 888 67 13

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