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VIVE02
Making a Garden of Dreams Senguio 27/06/12-13/07/12 ENVI/CONS 18+ vol: 8
PROJECT:
Senguio is a beautiful village near to a natural park that is the home every year
of the monarch butterfly’s this will be the first’s year that this project
is organized in the CECYTEM school of Senguio, The local host is an Institution
that works in different communities of the State of Michoacán. The education
is an important tool to improve the life of the people in any country, and this
school is aimed to bring formal education to isolated communities where there
are many social problems, lack of work, and where youngsters immigrate to the
USA, looking for more opportunities. The school gives tools and experience to
the youngsters to develop their lives in the town, and help to improve it. In
this frame, the local host of the project will be happy to welcome an international
group of volunteers to participate in different activities not only ecological
but also cultural and social in the town together with the School Students and
the people who lives in the village. The interaction with the local people is
great and volunteers have the opportunity to make many new friends. The local
people had always welcomed the international volunteers with open arms and this
makes a memorable international experience. If
you are looking for an ecological
project in a very nice town surrounded by a naturals landscapes to do something
useful and make new friends this project is for you! If you want to see more information
about the project visit the camp link at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, etc.
ACTIVITIES: International
Volunteers will realize different activities in cooperation and team work with
groups of local volunteers to create new gardens, such as prepare the area designated
to start in developing the garden, Leveling the field, Shaping the garden, Water
the garden to the lawn begins to leave, Growing plants and tree, Sharing culture
and traditions with students and campus staff. The local
volunteers are looking
forward to welcome the international volunteers to make a meaningful work but
also make friends and show the Mexican culture!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many possibilities to organize leisure activities in Senguio http://youtu.be/gDcYJX5PbmI
www.senguio.com.mx
and visit the close cities like Maravatio and Tlalpujahua www.revistabuenviaje.com.
Also the big cities of Toluca and Morelia www.moreliainvita.com
as well as natural reserves and others colonial cities such as Guanajuato www.guanajuatocapital.com
and Queretaro http://queretaro.travel/english
PLACE:
Senguio is located in the center of Mexico, it is very well connected by bus and
its located very close to big cities such as Morelia (2.3 hours) Mexico city (3
hours), Guadalajara city (3. hours), Guanajuato City (3.3 hours) if you want to
see a map follow this link. maps.google.com.mx
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal:
kitchen, hot water, etc. the food and accommodation will be provided by the host
project but volunteers will be responsible to cook and clean the house (please
bring snacks and typical recipes from your country to share with the other volunteers!)
it Is possible to cook vegetarian food (in case you don’t eat meat)
CLOSEST
AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City, the
city of Morelia also has an international airport.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The
official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: .75 EURO
This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org way
up VIVE03 Protecting the Marine Turtles at Colola
I Colola 27/06/12 -13/07/12 ENVI 18+ vol: 15 PROJECT: For over 14
years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with
extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds
of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of this projects
is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local
population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams
come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to
protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the
future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra
(Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary
from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle
makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing
beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic
that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you! If you want
to see more information about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles VIVE04
Social Entrepreneur Camp I Indaparapeo 04/07/12 -20/07/12 EDU 18+
vol: 8 PROJECT:
This will be the 3rd year this project is organized and it has been a great
success, the host project is really happy with the results, this is why they will
welcome again a new group of international volunteers, through this project we
have the goal of fostering an entrepreneur culture where local children could
have a wide learning experience through sharing opinions, working methods and
experiences with the local students and international volunteers in a multicultural
environment. Facing different cultures and thinking in new ways we can open communication
channels throughout the world to make children and youngsters conscious about
being responsible entrepreneurs within a multicultural frame and being respectful
of cultural diversity as well as diversity in ideas and thinking and being socially
responsible, taking care about the environment. There will be many local students
involved in this project and very interesting cultural exchanges. People in Morelia
is really nice and friendly, If you are looking for a project in a very beautiful
colonial city with a lot of culture and history, interact with many nice youngsters
and children in a spirit of taking care of our planet and promote a new way of
looking at the world, do something useful and make new friends this project is
for you! If you want to see more information about the project visit the camplink
at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
Volunteers will participate in the organization of different workshops to awake
the consciousness among children about being responsible entrepreneurs and motivating
them to build and shape a life project having clear goals and to encourage them
to continue studying. The will have the mission of motivating and encouraging
children to discover all their potential. They will also carry out some tasks
of reforestation in the surroundings to awake the conscience within the population
about preserving the environment.
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many
possibilities to organize leisure activities in Morelia www.moreliainvita.com
and close to the city. Morelia it’s a 500 year old city and it is a very
famous cultural place of Mexico, its well know by its history dated from the Mexico
Independence and colony, Morelia is catalogued as a World Cultural Heritage by
UNESCO and it’s a city that has many cultural activities such as cinema,
theater, music, night clubs, expositions and festivals. It is also very easy also
to organize a weekend at the beach since it is 3 hours away from the pacific coast
and also Morelia its very close to other beautiful places such magic towns like
Patzcuaro www.patzcuaro.com,
beautiful lakes such as Zirahuen www.zirahuen.com
as well as natural reserves and other colonial cities such as Guanajuato www.guanajuatocapital.com
and Queretaro http://queretaro.travel/english
PLACE:
Morelia city is located in the center of Mexico, it is very well connected by
bus and its located very close to big cities such as Mexico city (3 hours), Guadalajara
city (3.5 hours), Guanajuato City (2 hours) if you want to see a map follow this
link maps.google.com
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal:
kitchen, hot water, etc. there are no beds, please bring a sleeping bag and air
mat. Volunteers will be responsible to cook (please bring snacks and typical recipes
from your country to share with the other volunteers!) it Is possible to cook
vegetarian food (in case you don’t eat meat)
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The
biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City, the city of Morelia also
has an international airport.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of
the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE:
75 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative
costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK: www.vivemexico.org/entrepreunercamp way
up VIVE05 Making a Sustainable International
Summer Camp in Cancun
04/07/12-20/07/12 ENVI/KIDS
+18 vol: 15
PROJECT: This is the 4rd year this project is
organized, Ciudad Chemuyil is a community that lives according to the principles
of sustainability and respect for the environment, for the past 2 years the community
was well impressed by the presence of a groups of international volunteers and
the projects were very successful, in the past camps volunteers realized many
social and cultural activities, creating summer workshops in which children and
young people could learn about different subjects such as recycling waste, languages
(English, French, Italian, etc), arts, painting, typical dances, to contribute
to develop they personal skills, have an intercultural exchange, and contribute
at the same time to the social welfare. For this year the community of Ciudad
Chemuyil will be happy to host a new group of international volunteers to realize
cultural, social and sports activities with children and youngsters during the
summer. If you like to discover Mayan culture, practice a sustainable life style
in a marvelous environment of the Mexican Caribbean this project is for you!.
If you want to see more information about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
Volunteers will participate in manual activities; they will participate in workshops
to create handcrafts using recycling materials, reading and dance workshops, small
circles of conversation in different languages and also in sports activities (foot
ball, volley ball, beach volley ball)
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: The area
surrounding Ciudad Chemuyil offers a really big number of activities it is very
close to a wonderful palce called Playa del Carmen a really nice beach town with
all facilities www.cancun.com
city is also very close and it’s very famous for its vibrating night life
style. There are many night clubs in Cancun such as Cocobongo www.cocobongo.com.mx
as well as other cultural and leisure places such as cinema, restaurants, swim
with dophins, and nice tours by the islands such as Isla Mujeres
www.isla-mujeres.net, it is also possible to visit Natural parks such as Xel
Ha http://es.xelha.com/ or
Mayan Ruins such as Chichen Itza www.chichen.com.mx
and Tulum
http://turismo.tulum.gob.mx
it is also possible to travel to Belize for a weekend.
PLACE: Ciudad
Cemuyil is located at Solidaridad Municipality at the Carribean in Mexico 50 kms
from Cancun City, if you want to see a map please follow this link mexico.pueblosamerica.com
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal:
kitchen, bathroom, shower, there are nobeds please bring a sleeping bag and air
mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is Cancun City International
Airport
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the work-camp is English,
but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 200 EURO. This fee
covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative costs, which
are needed to organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK: www.vivemexico.org/ciudad_chemuyil
VIVE06
Discovering the Other Side of the Story in Mexico Ciudad Juarez 18/07/12 03/08/12
SOCI 18+ vol: 8
PROJECT: Ciudad Juarez is a biggest city
in the north of Mexico; it’s a vibrant place full of activities to do but
also with many problems as any other big city in the world. The aim of this project
is show the other side of Ciudad Juarez, where the people and the community word
together to improve the conditions of the city. The local host will welcome a
group of International Volunteers to work with youngsters of the university in
different activities oriented to communitarian help, promote the equality and
social justice. This project seeks to give to all the participants a space to
have a cultural exchange, share ideas, show their culture and learn also from
the culture of Mexico. If you like to be in a modern city with many nice youngsters,
you like the cultural exchange and make new friends this project is for you! If
you want to see more information about the project visit the camp link at www.vivemexico.org
Where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
Volunteers will participate with the university students in workshops with local
youngsters to exchange ideas about the opportunities for the youngsters and on
prevention of drug addiction and alcohol.The volunteers participate in the activities
of the program of the university for the elderly people making some physical activities
and meetings. The International volunteers will help in the organization of public
event to promote the culture in the city. Volunteers will help to restore public
spaces to make them more beautiful and friendly. Together with local youngsters
they will participate in a program to promote the awareness among the people about
theimportance to have a clean and beautiful city.
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
Ciudad Juarez is a big city with many activities to do (cultural, social, ecological,
etc) www.travelbymexico.com
it’s in the border with the US and you can visit beautiful natural places
like the Copper Canyon (Spanish: Barranca del Cobre) www.mexperience.comalso
is very close to the modern city of Monterrey.www.travelbymexico.com
PLACE:
Ciudad Juarez is 8th biggest city in Mexico, it has a population of 1 321 004
inhabits in the urban area, if you want to see a mapplease follow this linkmaps.google.com.mx
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal:
kitchen, hot water, and shower. Volunteers will be responsible to cook (please
bring snacks and typical recipes from your country to share with the other volunteers!)
it Is possible tocook vegetarian food (in case you don’t eat meat)
CLOSEST
AIRPORT: The closest international airport in Ciudad Juarez but also the international
airport of El Paso Texas is close.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language
of the work-camp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: THIS CAMP HAS NO EXTRAFEE
CAMP-LINK: www.vivemexico.org/cdjuarezcamp way
up VIVE07 Protecting the Marine Turtles at Colola
II Colola 18/07/12 -03/08/12 ENVI 18+ vol: 15 PROJECT: For over
14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with
extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds
of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of this projects
is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local
population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams
come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to
protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the
future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra
(Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary
from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle
makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing
beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic
that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you! If you want
to see more information about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles VIVE08
Social Entrepreneur Camp II Morelia 25/07/12- 10/08/12 EDU 18+ vol: 8 PROJECT:
This will be the 3rd year this project is organized and it has been a great success,
the host project is really happy with the results, this is why they will welcome
again a new group of international volunteers, through this project we have the
goal of fostering an entrepreneur culture where local children could have a wide
learning experience through sharing opinions, working methods and experiences
with the local students and international volunteers in a multicultural environment.
Facing different cultures and thinking in new ways we can open communication channels
throughout the world to make children and youngsters conscious about being responsible
entrepreneurs within a multicultural frame and being respectful of cultural diversity
as well as diversity in ideas and thinking and being socially responsible, taking
care about the environment. There will be many local students involved in this
project and very interesting cultural exchanges. People in Morelia is really nice
and friendly, If you are looking for a project in a very beautiful colonial city
with a lot of culture and history, interact with many nice youngsters and children
in a spirit of taking care of our planet and promote a new way of looking at the
world, do something useful and make new friends this project is for you! If you
want to see more information about the project visit the camplink at
www.vivemexico.org where you can see pictures, more information, comments
of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES: Volunteers will participate in
the organization of different workshops to awake the consciousness among children
about being responsible entrepreneurs and motivating them to build and shape a
life project having clear goals and to encourage them to continue studying. The
will have the mission of motivating and encouraging children to discover all their
potential. They will also carry out some tasks of reforestation in the surroundings
to awake the conscience within the population about preserving the environment.
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There are many possibilities to organize leisure
activities in Morelia http://www.moreliainvita.com/ and close to the city. Morelia
it's a 500 year old city and it is a very famous cultural place of Mexico, its
well know by its history dated from the Mexico Independence and colony, Morelia
is catalogued as a World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO and it's a city that has
many cultural activities such as cinema, theater, music, night clubs, expositions
and festivals. It is also very easy also to organize a weekend at the beach since
it is 3 hours away from the pacific coast and also Morelia its very close to other
beautiful places such magic towns like Patzcuaro
www.patzcuaro.com , beautiful lakes such as Zirahuen www.zirahuen.com
as well as natural reserves and other colonial cities such as Guanajuato www.guanajuatocapital.com.and
Queretaro http://queretaro.travel/english
PLACE: Morelia city is located
in the center of Mexico, it is very well connected by bus and its located very
close to big cities such as Mexico city (3 hours), Guadalajara city (3.5 hours),
Guanajuato City (2 hours) if you want to see a map follow this link.http://maps.google.com
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all
facilities at disposal: kitchen, hot water, etc. there are no beds, please bring
a sleeping bag and air mat. Volunteers will be responsible to cook (please bring
snacks and typical recipes from your country to share with the other volunteers!)
it Is possible to cook vegetarian food (in case you don't eat meat)
CLOSEST
AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City, the
city of Morelia also has an international airport.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The
official language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 75 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp. way
up VIVE09 Sea Turtles Isla de Pajaros Michigan
Island 25/07/12 -10/08/12 ENVI 18+ vol: 15 PROJECT: This
project had been organized for more than 8 years with very good results; it is
located in a wonderful island in a virgin beach. One of the goals of this project
is to create awareness within the local population, at national and international
level, about the importance of the preservation, protection and rescue of the
population of marine turtles in the Mexican coastal line. In this camp there is
a very interesting situation since from the eight existing species of marine turtles
in the world, seven arrive in Mexico and two of them nest in our working zone:
the Golfina turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) and the Laud turtle (Dermochelys coriacea),
both endangered species. The size of the turtles vary from 0.3 to 0.5 meters (golfina)
to 2.10 meters long and the weight up to 200 Kg (Laud Turtle), Every turtle makes
a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, the adventure to spend a time in
a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness
the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
If you want to see more information about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
Volunteers will work along with professional biologists to carry out actions focused
in protecting the females and their nests through making brigades to collect eggs
and bring them to the camping making sure that the female is going back to the
sea. Volunteers will also lay the eggs into incubators carrying out a register
of statistical data (looking out at the nests and registering survival data) and
liberating the baby turtles safely in the ocean.
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There
are many activities that can be done for leisure time for example visit nice places
such as Zihuatanejo Beach www.travelixtapazihuatanejo.com
Puerto Escondido www.escondido.com.mx
or Playa Ojo de Agua http://playasmexico.com.mx
PLACE:
The project is located in Playa Michigan www.minube.com
, this is a famous place among national and international people because is a
virgin beach, there are no touristic developments close and the access is made
by boat, it takes 10 minutes from the shore and it is separate from the land by
a lagoon so it is a place where salty and sweet water combine. The closest city
is called Tecpan de Galeana, where you can find all the services it takes 45 minutes
to get there. If you want to see a map please click here http://mexico.pueblosamerica.com
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will be lodged in big tents in the turtle's camping with all facilities
at disposal (kitchen, bathrooms, shower), there are no beds please bring a sleeping
bag and air mat, in the camp there is also no electricity.
CLOSEST AIRPORT:
The closest international airport is located at Ixtapa, Zihutanejo City, but you
can also arrive in Mexico City Airport.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the work-camp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/turtles_isla_de_pajaros
VIVE10
Protecting the Marine Turtles at Motin del Oro I Motin del Oro
08/08/12-24/08/12
ENVI 18+ vol: 15 PROJECT: Motin del Oro is a little town located
near to the Pacific Ocean.. The aim of these projects is to protect the marine
turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in
Motin, volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect the
turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations.,
Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time
in an astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and
witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for
you! If you want to see more information about the project visit the camplink
at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Motin, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra
activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting
names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the
children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local
people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also
propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Motin you can discover
other towns such as La Placita or Maruata or Colola, also if you prefer you can
visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa www.ixtapa.netManzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Motin is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link, http://maps.google.com.mx
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Motin which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport
is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp
is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO.
This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative
costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK: www.vivemexico.org/motinturtlecamp
way up VIVE11
Protecting the Marine Turtles at Colola III Colola 08/08/12 -24/08/12 ENVI 18+
vol: 15 PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized
in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is
the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the
world had participated. The aim of this projects is to protect the marine turtles
working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town
or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with
local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to
ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species
of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle
Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the
weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If
you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away
from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions
of years this project is for you! If you want to see more information about the
project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles
VIVE12 Assisting a Childs Dream Leon 29/08/12-14/09/12
KIDS/EDU 18+ vol: 12 PROJECT: This will be the 3rd year this
project is organized and it has been a great success, the host project is really
happy with the results, this is why they will welcome again a new group of international
volunteers, through this project we have the goal of improve the life conditions
of the people of the community helping some institutions where the students of
the University make social work with children's, the volunteers can learning experience
through sharing opinions, working methods and experiences with the local students
and international volunteers in a multicultural environment. Some of these institutions
make social work with children with disabilities; the experience for the international
volunteer will be really intense. People in Leon is really nice and friendly,
If you are looking for a project in a very beautiful modern city with a lot of
culture and history, interact with many nice youngsters and children in a spirit
of help and share, do something useful and make new friends this project is for
you! If you want to see more information about the project visit the camp link
at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers,
etc.
ACTIVITIES: Volunteers helping in some institutions where the students
of the University make social work with children's, some of these institutions
work with children's with disabilities and the volunteers will support in the
summer activities of the institutions like swimming, cultural, educational and
leisure activities with the children's.
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: There
are many possibilities of leisure activities; Leon is a very beautiful and safe
city with many activities to do (cultural, social, ecological, etc).www.guanajuatoenlinea.com
Also you can visit Guanajuato
www.guanajuatocapital.com with "Minas de Guanajuato", "Mommies
of Guanajuato" and the "Ruins of Penjamo". As well other colonial
cities such as Guanajuatowww.guanajuatocapital.comand
Queretaro http://queretaro.travel/english
PLACE:
Leon city is located in the center of Mexico, it is very well connected by bus
and its located very close to big cities such as Mexico city (2 hours), Guadalajara
city (3.5 hours), Guanajuato City (1 hours) if you want to see a map follow this
link. http://maps.google.com.mx
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal:
kitchen, hot water, etc.. Volunteers will be responsible to cook (please bring
snacks and typical recipes from your country to share with the other volunteers!)
it is possible to cook vegetarian food (in case you don't eat meat)
CLOSEST
AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City, the
city of Leon also has an international airport.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 75 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/leoncamp way
up
VIVE13 Protecting the Marine Turtles
at Motin del Oro II Motin del Oro
29/08/12 -14/09/12 ENVI 18+ vol: 15
PROJECT:
Motin del Oro is a little town located near to the Pacific Ocean.. The aim
of these projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration
with the local population who lives in Motin, volunteers along with local people
will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival
of the turtles for the future generations., Every turtle makes a nest of around
150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in an astonishing beautiful virgin
beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had
made for millions of years this project is for you! If you want to see more information
about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Motin, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra
activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting
names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the
children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local
people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also
propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Motin you can discover
other towns such as La Placita or Maruata or Colola, also if you prefer you can
visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa www.ixtapa.netManzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Motin is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link, http://maps.google.com.mx
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Motin which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport
is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp
is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO.
This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative
costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK: www.vivemexico.org/motinturtlecamp
VIVE14 Protecting the Marine Turtles
at Colola IV Colola 29/08/12 -14/09/12 ENVI 18+ vol: 15 PROJECT:
For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola
Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful
stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The
aim of this projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration
with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place
where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities
to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for
the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area:
Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles
vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every
turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in
a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness
the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
If you want to see more information about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles way
up VIVE15 International Camp for the Values
of Humanity Toluca 05/09/12-21/09/12 EDU/ENVI 18+ vol: 12 PROJECT:
Toluca is one of the biggest cities in Mexico and is close to Mexico City It has
a very rich cultural tradition and a very interesting history; it's a vibrant
place full of activities to do but also with many problems as any other big city
in the world. This project is organized with the objective to promote the intercultural
exchange between the students of the university and the international group and
promote the sustainable development inside the University. This project seeks
to give to all the participants a space to have a cultural exchange, share ideas,
show their culture and learn also from the culture of Mexico. If you like to be
in a modern but also traditional atmosphere in a very nice city with many nice
youngsters, you like the cultural exchange and make new friends this project is
for you!. If you want to see more information about the project visit the camp
link at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
Volunteers Participate in the program of Sustainable Development of the University
doing tasks such as building signs with messages ecological and setting ecological
messages in the campus, repair and care of green areas, renovation and cleaning
of green areas within the Institute. Also participate in workshops with local
students about ecological issues and exchange of ideas and good practices in different
countries.
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: Toluca is a modern big city with many
activities to do (cultural, social, ecological, etc)
www.travelbymexico.com very close to Mexico City and you can visit other beautiful
places such magic towns like Valle de Bravo
www.edomexico.gob.mx, the colossal pyramids of Teotihuacan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teotihuacan
also is very close to colonial cities such as Morelia www.moreliainvita.com
and Guanajuato
www.guanajuatocapital.com
PLACE: Toluca is 5th biggest city in Mexico,
it has a population of 1.846.602 inhabits in the urban area, if you want to see
a map please follow this link http://maps.google.com.mx
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal:
kitchen, hot water, shower, there are no beds please bring a sleeping bag and
air mattress. Volunteers will be responsible to cook (please bring snacks and
typical recipes from your country to share with the other volunteers!) it Is possible
to cook vegetarian food (in case you don't eat meat)
CLOSEST AIRPORT the
biggest closest international airport is in Mexico City, the city of Toluca also
has an international airport.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of
the work-camp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 75 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/tolucacamp VIVE16
Promoting the Education and Protecting Turtles in Cancun Cancun 05/09/12-21/09/12
ENVI/ EDU 18+ vol: 15 PROJECT: This project is organized
in the beautiful city of Cancun at the marvelous Caribbean in Mexico, it is a
place well known all over the world for its beauty. However it is also a place
for intercultural encounters, over the past years many successful projects had
been organized in Cancun, this year the host will welcome a group of International
Volunteers to participate in activities to promote the intercultural exchange
about different themes such as education, arts, cultural expressions and science
looking forward to improve the quality of life of local families trough the education.
Volunteers will also participate in the program of for Protection and Conservation
of Sea Turtles in the Benito Juarez Municipality where the place that the University
is established is. Volunteers will also participate in the organization of an
intercultural forum. If you like to exchange ideas and make new friends, help
to improve the life of other people, participate in intercultural exchanges and
environmental activities surrounded by Mayan culture in a beautiful Caribbean
environment, this project is for you!. If you want to see more information about
the project visit the camp link at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
International Volunteers will participate with local youngsters, in a campaign
to promote intercultural exchanges in communities at Cancun City they will realize
workshops with local families to improve their knowledge about computing, math,
English language and also will participate with local youngster in the program
of for Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles Volunteers and they will also
participate in the organization of the Intercultural Forum "My country, my
traditions".
LEISURE POSIBILITIES: Cancun is a very famous city
all over the world, there are many cultural and leisure places such as cinema,
restaurants, swim with dolphins and nice tours by the islands close to the city
such as Isla Mujeres www.isla-mujeres.net
it is also possible to visit Natural parks such as Xel Ha http://es.xelha.com/
or Mayan Ruins such as Chichen Itza www.chichen.com.mx
or Tulum http://turismo.tulum.gob.mx
it is also possible to travel to Belize for a weekend. The area surrounding Cancun
offers a really big number of activities it is very close to a wonderful place
called Playa del Carmen a really nice beach town with all facilities
www.cancun.com. Cancun city is also well known for its vibrating night life
where is possible to visit many clubs such as Cocobongo www.cocobongo.com.mx
PLACE:
Cancun is located in the Caribbean of Mexico in a very beautiful place, if
you want to see a map please follow this link http://maps.google.com.mx
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal:
kitchen, bathroom, shower, there are no beds please bring a sleeping bag and air
mattress. Volunteers will be responsible to cook (please bring snacks and typical
recipes from your country to share with the other volunteers!) it Is possible
to cook vegetarian food (in case you don't eat meat)
CLOSEST AIRPORT:
The closest airport is Cancun City International Airport
CAMP LANGUAGE:
The official language of the work-camp is English, but basic Spanish is necessary,
EXTRA FEE: 200 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board
and lodging and administrative costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/caribe_camp
way
up VIVE17 Protecting the Marine Turtles at Colola
V Colola 19/09/12 -05/10/12 ENVI 18+ vol: 15 PROJECT: For over 14
years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with
extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds
of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of this projects
is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local
population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams
come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to
protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the
future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra
(Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary
from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle
makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing
beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic
that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you! If you want
to see more information about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles VIVE18
Protecting the Marine Turtles at Motin del Oro III Motin del Oro
19/09/12
-05/10/12 ENVI 18+ vol: 15
PROJECT: Motin del Oro is a little
town located near to the Pacific Ocean.. The aim of these projects is to protect
the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who
lives in Motin, volunteers along with local people will realize activities to
protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the
future generations., Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like
nature, to spend a time in an astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from
hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of
years this project is for you! If you want to see more information about the project
visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Motin, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra
activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting
names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the
children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local
people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also
propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Motin you can discover
other towns such as La Placita or Maruata or Colola, also if you prefer you can
visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa www.ixtapa.netManzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Motin is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link, http://maps.google.com.mx
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Motin which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport
is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp
is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO.
This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative
costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK: www.vivemexico.org/motinturtlecamp way
up VIVE19 Protecting the Marine Turtles
at Colola VI Colola 10/10/12 -26/10/12 ENVI 18+ vol: 15 PROJECT:
For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola
Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful
stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The
aim of this projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration
with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place
where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities
to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for
the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area:
Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles
vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every
turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in
a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness
the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
If you want to see more information about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles VIVE20
Protecting the Marine Turtles at Motin del Oro IV Motin del Oro
10/10/12 -26/10/12
ENVI 18+ vol: 15 PROJECT: Motin del Oro is a little town
located near to the Pacific Ocean.. The aim of these projects is to protect the
marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives
in Motin, volunteers along with local people will realize activities to protect
the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future
generations., Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature,
to spend a time in an astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels
and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions of years
this project is for you! If you want to see more information about the project
visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Motin, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture.
There are also some extra
activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting
names to the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the
children and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local
people are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also
propose their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Motin you can discover
other towns such as La Placita or Maruata or Colola, also if you prefer you can
visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as Ixtapa www.ixtapa.netManzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Motin is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link, http://maps.google.com.mx
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Motin which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest international airport
is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp
is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 180 EURO.
This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and administrative
costs, which are needed to organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK: www.vivemexico.org/motinturtlecamp
way up VIVE21
Protecting the Marine Turtles at Colola VII Colola 31/10/12 -16/11/12 ENVI 18+
vol: 15 PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been
organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This
project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all
over the world had participated. The aim of this projects is to protect the marine
turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in
Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers
along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will
help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are
two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina
(Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters
long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around
150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin
beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had
made for millions of years this project is for you! If you want to see more information
about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles VIVE22
Protecting the Marine Turtles at Colola VIII Colola 21/11/12 -07/12/12 ENVI 18+
vol: 15 PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been
organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This
project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all
over the world had participated. The aim of this projects is to protect the marine
turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in
Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers
along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will
help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are
two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina
(Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters
long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around
150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin
beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had
made for millions of years this project is for you! If you want to see more information
about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles way
up VIVE23 Protecting the Marine Turtles
at Colola IX Colola 12/12/12 -28/12/12 ENVI 18+ vol: 15 PROJECT:
For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola
Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful
stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The
aim of this projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration
with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place
where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities
to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for
the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area:
Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles
vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every
turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in
a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness
the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
If you want to see more information about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles VIVE24
Protecting the Marine Turtles at Colola X Colola 02/01/13 -18/01/13 ENVI 18+ vol:
15 PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized
in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is
the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the
world had participated. The aim of this projects is to protect the marine turtles
working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town
or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with
local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to
ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species
of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle
Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the
weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If
you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away
from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions
of years this project is for you! If you want to see more information about the
project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles way
up VIVE25 Protecting the Marine Turtles
at Colola XI Colola 23/01/13 -08/02/13 ENVI 18+ vol: 15 PROJECT:
For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola
Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful
stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The
aim of this projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration
with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place
where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities
to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for
the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area:
Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles
vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every
turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in
a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness
the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
If you want to see more information about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles VIVE26
Protecting the Marine Turtles at Colola XII Colola 13/02/13 -01/03/13 ENVI 18+
vol: 15 PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been
organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This
project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all
over the world had participated. The aim of this projects is to protect the marine
turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in
Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers
along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will
help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are
two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina
(Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters
long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around
150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin
beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had
made for millions of years this project is for you! If you want to see more information
about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles way
up VIVE27 Protecting the Marine Turtles
at Colola XIII Colola 06/03/13 -22/03/13 ENVI 18+ vol: 15 PROJECT:
For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola
Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful
stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The
aim of this projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration
with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place
where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities
to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for
the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area:
Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles
vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every
turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in
a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness
the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
If you want to see more information about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles VIVE28
Protecting the Marine Turtles at Colola XIV Colola 27/03/13 -12/04/13 ENVI 18+
vol: 15 PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been
organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This
project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all
over the world had participated. The aim of this projects is to protect the marine
turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in
Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers
along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will
help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are
two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina
(Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters
long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around
150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin
beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had
made for millions of years this project is for you! If you want to see more information
about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles way
up VIVE29 Protecting the Marine Turtles
at Colola XV Colola 17/04/13 -03/05/13 ENVI 18+ vol: 15 PROJECT:
For over 14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola
Beach with extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful
stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The
aim of this projects is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration
with the local population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place
where dreams come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities
to protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for
the future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area:
Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles
vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every
turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in
a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness
the magic that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you!
If you want to see more information about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles VIVE30
Protecting the Marine Turtles at Colola XVI Colola 08/05/13 -24/05/13 ENVI 18+
vol: 15 PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been organized
in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This project is
the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all over the
world had participated. The aim of this projects is to protect the marine turtles
working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in Colola Town
or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers along with
local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will help to
ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are two species
of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle
Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the
weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If
you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin beach far away
from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had made for millions
of years this project is for you! If you want to see more information about the
project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles way
up VIVE31 Protecting the Marine Turtles at Colola
XVII Colola 29/05/13 -14/06/13 ENVI 18+ vol: 15 PROJECT: For over
14 years this project has been organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with
extraordinary results. This project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds
of volunteers from all over the world had participated. The aim of this projects
is to protect the marine turtles working in tight collaboration with the local
population who lives in Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams
come true” volunteers along with local people will realize activities to
protect the turtles, and will help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the
future generations. There are two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra
(Black Turtle) and Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary
from 1 meter to 1.5 meters long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle
makes a nest of around 150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing
beautiful virgin beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic
that nature had made for millions of years this project is for you! If you want
to see more information about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles VIVE32
Protecting the Marine Turtles at Colola XVIII Colola 19/06/13 -05/07/13 ENVI 18+
vol:15
PROJECT: For over 14 years this project has been
organized in the Turtle Camp at Colola Beach with extraordinary results. This
project is the source of many beautiful stories; hundreds of volunteers from all
over the world had participated. The aim of this projects is to protect the marine
turtles working in tight collaboration with the local population who lives in
Colola Town or as they say “the place where dreams come true” volunteers
along with local people will realize activities to protect the turtles, and will
help to ensure the survival of the turtles for the future generations. There are
two species of turtles arriving to this area: Negra (Black Turtle) and Golfina
(Olive Riddle Turtle), the size of the turtles vary from 1 meter to 1.5 meters
long and the weight from 40 Kg to 100 Kg, Every turtle makes a nest of around
150 eggs. If you like nature, to spend a time in a astonishing beautiful virgin
beach far away from hotels and tourists, and witness the magic that nature had
made for millions of years this project is for you! If you want to see more information
about the project visit the camplink at www.vivemexico.org
where you can see pictures, more information, comments of past volunteers, etc.
ACTIVITIES:
The main work consists in patrolling the beach at night, find the adult turtles
and collect the eggs, burying them in a secure place (vivero in Spanish) and set
the baby turtles free back in to the ocean. This must be carried out by night
since turtles do not go out the ocean by day (because of natural predators, it
is safer for turtles to get out the ocean in the dark). In collaboration with
local indigenous people from Colola, volunteers will seek for the turtles taking
care of their eggs and the baby turtles. Locals are very friendly and working
with them is very pleasant as they explain to the group what to do. We need very
motivated volunteers who really want to get involved in this project willing to
interact with the local people and their culture. There are also some extra activities
to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to
the streets or helping to arrange an all purpose play ground for the children
and maybe some cleaning tasks, but it depends on your initiative! Local people
are very open to participate in other activities and volunteers can also propose
their own initiatives, so your ideas will be welcomed!
LEISURE POSIBILITIES:
There are many nice activities that can be done close to Colola Beach
www.visitmichoacan.com.mx , for example you can visit Chicuasa, it is a small
spot protected by reefs that make a natural pool where you can go to swim every
day, it is also possible to discover other towns such as La Placita or Maruata,
also if you prefer you can visit for the weekend big touristic centers such as
Ixtapa www.ixtapa.net Manzanillo
www.conocemanzanillo.com
PLACE:
Colola is located in the pacific coast of Mexico, if you want to see a Map please
follow this link,
www.viajeros.com
the closest city is Tecoman.
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay at
the turtle camp in Colola which is a wooden construction made of coco palm trees.
It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!). There
are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to
stock food. There is electricity just enough to light some lamps, it is necessary
to bring sleeping bag and mattress.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The biggest closest
international airport is in Mexico City.
CAMP LANGUAGE: The official
language of the workcamp is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA
FEE: 180 EURO. This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging
and administrative costs, which are needed to
organize a workcamp.
CAMP-LINK:
www.vivemexico.org/colola_turtles way
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