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Preserving Culture and Nature I

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About the project

Preserving Culture and Nature I

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Vive Mexico

💼 What the programme involves

PROJECT: The aim of this project is to collaborate with your ideas, energy and attitude, at a campaign for care and environmental awareness, volunteers with students from local schools will help in reforestation and dissemination of the campaign, and they will take part in cultural and sports activities. If you like sharing with the local community, enrich their culture, share yours, practice and learn Spanish, meet new friends, in an environment surrounded by nature, we look forward to your participation! ACTIVITIES: 1. To contribute with ideas and participate in the organization of events of local parties organized with cultural reasons to show the culture from the town. 2. To provide a different vision for the planning and logistics of complementary activities. 3. To participate in sports activities. 4. To assist in organizing social and cultural events. 5. To work with local groups in the organization and development of activities within the community. 6. To plant trees in areas designated by the local municipality, in collaboration with local students. 7. To participate in cleanup campaigns in historic areas. 8. To raise awareness among high school students in regard of ecological issues and the importance of environmental care.

🏠 Accommodation on site

HOSTING: Private house that volunteers will share with all amenities, kitchen, WIFI, showers, hot water. VEGETERIAN FOOD AVAILABLE: Yes

📍 About the location

LEISURE ACTIVITIES: During their free time, volunteers will be accompanied to know the various attractions around Ciudad Serdan, they can go on weekends to various attractions of the region such as Pico de Orizaba National Park, Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltepetl) Volcano, Gran Telescopio Milimetrico (great mill metric telescope), Aljojuca lagoon, Tecuitlapa lagoon, Waterfalls from Chilchotla, Cuautlancingo archaeological site, archaeological zone and tour around the vibrant city of Puebla and Cholula.

⚠️ Requirements

none

ℹ️ Additional information

SPECIAL NOTES: For volunteers who are interested to learn Spanish, there will be a Spanish course organized before the project starts, it will be organized in the city of Morelia. Cost: 110 Euros. It includes lodging for 7 days at a Youth Hostel in Morelia city, materials, theory and practice activities for 15 hours with a professional teacher. (Meals are not included).

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📅 Available sessions

VIVE16.05

13/07/2016 → 26/07/2016

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 7
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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00

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

📍 Location

75520 Ciudad Serdán, Puebla, Mexico

Mexico

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Mexico Peso (MXN / Mex$)

Exchange rate

1 MXN = 0.048171 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Spanish