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TEPOZTLAN PHOTO

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About the project

TEPOZTLAN PHOTO

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The Mexican Association of International Volunteers, together with Ecology and Conservation Dharma AC and EstaciEn EcolEgica Zacatecontitla will carry out a photographic camp in the southern region of TepoztlEUn Morelos, with the theme of Climate Change. This camp has the objective of creating an awareness among the participants and the local community about the challenges represented by climate change that is taking place in the region and on the planet. The tools that will be used to carry out the objectives of this camp will be photography and international volunteering, aligning the activities planned with the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda, in particular the goals 13 Action for the climate and 15 Life of terrestrial ecosystems. The camp will be taught by experts in nature photography, photography and ornithologists, they will guide the volunteers through practical workshops and actions that allow them to show the local population photographic images about the importance of protecting biodiversity. The final results of the photographic workshop will be shown in an exhibition at the end of the camp, which will be open to the general public in print.

💼 What the programme involves

Volunteers will use photographic themes to make specific visits to places of interest in the area. They will be able to learn photographic techniques, use of parameters and exposure, angles and perspectives, landscape, night photography, nature photography, self-portrait and documentary photography. Throughout the camp, various visits will be made to the surroundings of TepoztlEUn where different themes will be documented (bird watching, Aanguis day, flora and fauna of the low deciduous forest, waterfalls of the Atongo ravine, importance of the Northwest ravines de Morelos among other topics).

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will stay in tents but all facilities for toilet, shower, cooking and dining are available.

📍 About the location

The Zacatecontitla Ecological Station is located at coordinates 18I(57 10.19"N and 99I( 4 40.57"W. It is reached by the federal highway Yautepec TepoztlEUn km 7.5. 20 minutes from the town of TepoztlEUn. This property is within the polygon of the El Tepozteco National Park Protected Natural Area, in the municipality of TepoztlEUn in the north of the state of Morelos and which at the same time forms part of the Chichinautzin Biological Corridor. This property is characterized by having low deciduous forest vegetation for the most part, but it establishes an ecotone with vegetation characteristic of temperate forest, pastures and gallery vegetation due to the presence of temporary runoff in the rainy season.

⚠️ Requirements

Over 18 years old- Interest in the topics of climate change and photography.
Bring your own camera, as well as materials from your country or state, and some traditional items to show the local population about your culture.

ℹ️ Additional information

PARTICIPATION FEE: $5,000 pesos. Includes accommodation, food, local transportation and some administration costs. The fees can be covered with a prior advance and the rest in various exhibitions before the start of the camp.

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📅 Available sessions

AMVIAC PHOTO

01/01/2024 at 00:00 → 31/12/2024 at 00:00

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 0

AMVIAC 18

24/11/2023 → 01/12/2023

Closed
Volunteers registered 2 / 10
♂ 0/5 ♀ 2/5

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

6000.00 MXN ≈ 289 EUR

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

📍 Location

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: 21:12 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Spanish