Mexican Gulf Coast Cultures

Offered again in 2009

An educational tour of the region's ancient and modern peoples, ecologies, and economies

Program:
Earn credit in Anthropology while exploring the modern and ancient cultures of the tropical Gulf Coast of Mexico. This is a traveling program that includes cultural tours in the states of Tabasco and Veracruz, with a short stay in Mexico City at the end of the trip. In Tabasco, students will visit ancient Olmec and Chontal Maya ruins, take a boat tour from a coastal fishing village, and learn how cacao (cocoa) is grown. In Veracruz, students will visit ancient ruins, visit a peasant ejido (a collective farm) established under the Mexican land reform system, learn how coffee is grown, and visit the historical cities of Veracruz and Xalapa. The trip ends in Mexico City, with excursions to the National Museum of Anthropology and the ancient city of Teotihuacán. The course themes include prehispanic Mexican civilizations, tropical ecology and food production, and globalization and change. Students can expect to eat dishes common to the region, interact with Mexicans, and learn about peoples and places off the tourist path. Earn three credit hours in Anthropology 379.

Accommodation:
Due to the  nature of the program, students will travel each day between tours and stay in different hotels each night (including one night in a house at a fishing village).

Program Price: $TBA

Program fee includes:
• Lodging
• All travel within Mexico
• Daily meals
• Museum admissions
• Lectures
• Miscellaneous tour expenses
• All gratuities
• International Student ID Card (EMU students)
• Health insurance (EMU students)

Program fee does not include:
• Round-trip international airfare
• EMU tuition and fees
• Personal expenses

For more information:

Dr. Bradley E. Ensor

bensor@emich.edu

Tel. 734.487.4246

or

Academic Programs Abroad
Eastern Michigan University
103 Boone Hall
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
Voice: 734.487.2424 or toll free 800.777.3541
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