YUCATAN

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About the project

YUCATAN

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The Conservation Camps in Yucatan (CCY) address the social, environmental and education challenges of the entire community with the help of volunteers who donate time, work and talent to meaningful projects. The camps are held in holiday periods and have been done in all regions of Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America since 1994. During the camp the participants are integrated into the community and together they work on activities and projects that are oriented to the conservation of the natural resources, to education and also to the improvement of the productive, social, urban and community infrastructure. Our goal of the camps is for the participants to collaborate in the construction and maintenance of the productive and social infrastructure of the community, while also training in topics related to community work, conservation, ecosystems, art and culture.

💼 What the programme involves

The volunteers will be covering the following activities: - Urban Improvement. Volunteers will be involved in activities such as backyard cleaning, painting and all those activities that visually improve the most important points of the community. - Unajil Museum. We will be doing reconstruction work and maintenance of the museum, as well as the re-exhibition of the Mayan Exposition. - Environmental education. During the camp, the aim is to promote values and attitudes that contribute to the conservation of the environment. - Bird watching. Morning tours will be carried out for the observation and registration of birds, as well as sessions for the interpretation of said

🏠 Accommodation on site

Within the community, in basic conditions. There some hamacs available. Food will be prepared by the volunteers by turns.

📍 About the location

Ek Balam is a Mayan archaeological site in Yucatan, Mexico. It is located 30 km north of the city of Valladolid, 2 km from the current Mayan town of Ek Balam. Judging by the size and quality of its constructions, Ek Balam was a political entity of great wealth and prosperity, of approximately 12 to 18 thousand inhabitants.