WHV – Intermunicipal World Heritage on the Slopes of the Popocatepetl

Name: WHV – Intermunicipal World Heritage on the Slopes of the Popocatepetl
Start: 2018-07-08
End: 2018-07-20
Location: Mexico

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Over the last ten years, the World Heritage Volunteers initiative (WHV) has grown enormously due to the growing interest and appreciation for the protection and preservation of World Heritage sites. Within the inter-municipal work strategy of the local goverment of Tlayacapan, Totolapan, Atlatlahucan, Zacualpan de Amilpas, and Yecapixtla. In the state of Morelos to attract more tourism to the region, complement the development actions of each of the towns, assess the tangible and intangible local heritage, it is proposed to resume the receive of national and international volunteers to carry out awareness-raising tasks the importance of preserving the local cultural heritage, supporting the preservation of parts of the sixteenth-century former convents on the slopes of Popocatépetl. In this itinerant project, volunteers will spend 2 or 3 days in each of the communities performing tasks that allow them to meet the objectives of the program.

💼 What the programme involves

Following a very strong earthquake in the area, 80% of the convents were damaged. Therefore, the volunteers will do case studies and will intervene the buildings with people specialized in restoration. To provide a better management and promote World Heritage sites, they will have the opportunity to make a presentation about their country’s heritages for local students and make a survey for the site management authorities by interviewing tourists and members of the community who visit the site. The itinerancy allows participants to discover the culture and traditions of each of the places.

🏠 Accommodation on site

The accomodation wil be in different places depending of each town. Food is included.

ℹ️ Additional information

We recomend you to bring handcrafts and traditional games from your country.

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📅 Available sessions

AMVIAC-WC-01-2018

08/07/2018 → 20/07/2018

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

3500.00 MXN ≈ 169 EUR

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

📍 Location

Morelos, 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: 22:20 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

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+32 2 888 67 13

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