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About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

Background: This project aims to collaborate with rural and urban producer families through training that improves and helps increase food production areas, while conserving forest and water zones through a participatory methodology. In addition, the project meets the demand of producers by promoting a healthy diet in the families of the communities, teaching them the sustainable management of resources and thus improving the productive systems. Activities: The camp is organized by an indigenous community of the municipality of Tenejapa, where the bio-construction of a temazcal bath and the installation of a herbal garden will be carried out, using natural materials that will allow recovering the traditional knowledge of the locality. Volunteers will be involved in activities from the collection and preparation of materials, site preparation, travel within the forest to identify the plants that will be planted in the herbal garden, to the construction of temazcal as well as the planting of plants in the garden.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will stay in family houses from the community or camping, so they need to bring sleeping bag. Food will be prepared by the volunteers themselves and msome of the products will be the ones produced there.

📍 About the location

The town of Tenejapa is located 28 km from San Cristobal de las Casas in a picturesque valley in the mountains and most of the residents live in places scattered in the surrounding mountains. Agriculture is their main form of subsistence, producing banana, coffee and tropical fruits. The church of San Ildefonso, the nineteenth-century fountain of the square and the ruins of the church of San Sebastién are part of the cultural heritage of this town. Due to the semi tropical climate with rain in the summer and cold in winter, the clothing is made in wool in waist looms. The huipiles made by the women of Tenejapa are true works of art whose motives can be traced back to symbolism of pre-Hispanic origin. Tenejapa has deeply rooted traditions and its market on Sundays is one of the most colorful and authentic in the region.

⚠️ Requirements

The project takes place in a context of social and political interest because of the national elections but also because of the indigenous situation that may attract people from various areas of study.

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📅 Available sessions

AMVIAC01-2018

15/07/2018 → 28/07/2018

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–90 years old

Solidarity donation

3200.00 MXN ≈ 154 EUR

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

📍 Location

29483 El Corralito, Chis., 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: 20:56 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

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📞 Contact us

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+32 2 888 67 13

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