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An
ACS Environmental Citizenship Field Experience, Exploring Cultural
and Resource Issues from the Height of the Classic Maya Civilization
through Current Trends in Tourism and Commercial Development
Course
Description
Component Overview
Costs
Contact Information
Course
Description:
The course
comprises three research and study modules: Maya culture and archaeology,
Tropical deciduous forest ecology, Impact of development along
the Great Maya Coral Reef. The Maya culture module explores current
archaeological excavations and evaluates several major reconstructed
sites. Additionally, students experience modern rural and urban
culture from the Maya perspective.
Tropical
deciduous ecology is studied in the Helen Moyers Biocultural Reserve
which incorporates the historic Rancho Kiuic, one of the oldest
forests in the Puuc Region of Yucatan, and an excellently preserved,
as yet unstudied, major Maya city. Students collect data for a
baseline species audit and collaborate with graduate students
and faculty from the Autonomous University of Yucatan (UADY).
Housing is provided at a reconstructed colonial hacienda, Tabi.
The final
module, conducted along some of the finest beaches in the world,
examines the geology, ecology, hydrology, and the impact tourism
has had on the culture, and coastal and shallow marine environments
in Cozumel, Cancun, and on the eastern coast to the south.
Check
out the Yucatan page on the Dean's list of student research opportunities!
Links
of Interest:
Kaxil Kiuic: Preservation through Education and Research
W.
John Hayden's Rancho Kiuic - Archeological Zone Page
FAMSI
Report Filed by William Ringle
Millsaps
Cited by The Rock Bridge Group
Mexican
Archaeology at About.com (Links to Kiuic!)
Course
Information Flyer
David
Hixson's Mesoamerican Photography Archives
Phil
Hofstetter's Maya Photography
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Living in Yucatan
2007 Program Overview:
The course
comprises three research and study modules:
1) Maya culture and archaeology
2) Tropical deciduous forest ecology
3) Ecological impact of development
along the Great Maya Coral Reef
MAYA CULTURE AND ECOLOGY
GENERAL ITINERARY FROM MAY 24TH-JUNE 5TH-2007
MAY 24TH – Arrival in Cancun, Transfer to Merida – Overnight
at Millsaps House in Merida
MAY 25TH – Day in Merida- Morning Lecture and visit to Anthropology
Museum
Transfer to Kiuic with a stop at Xocnaceh- Overnight at the Reserve
MAY 26TH – Day at the Reserve, Morning lecture, tour of Kiuic
and the Reserve, night hike- Overnight at the Reserve.
MAY 27TH –Visit to Maya sites of Uxmal and Labna- Overnight
at the Reserve.
MAY 28TH – Visit to Loltun, Lunch at Oxkutzcab and visit
to Tabi- Overnight at the Reserve.
MAY 29TH –Transfer to Merida, Visit the Hennequen Plantation,
tour of the city- Overnight at Millsaps House in Merida.
MAY 30TH –Merida- Visit the Markey and continue exploring
the city, possible excursion to Progresso in afternoon- Overnight
at Millsaps House in Merida.
MAY 31ST – Transfer to Valladolid, visit to Chichen Itza-
Overnight at the Meson del Marques.
JUNE 1ST – Tour of Valladolid and surrounding area- Overnight
at the Meson del Marques.
JUNE 2ND –Transfer to Puerto Morelos- Evening lecture and
Turtle Watch- Overnight in Puerto Morelos.
JUNE 3RD –Puerto Moreles- Snorkelling and Boat/van Tour of
Cancun- Overnight in Puerto Morelos.
JUNE 4TH –Puerto Morelos- Snorkelling at Tulum and Akumal-
Overnight in Puerto Morelos.
JUNE 5TH -Depart to Cancun Airport
Click
here for an example of a course itinerary
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Costs:
Cost
of lodging, tuition (4 semester hours), fees, and some meals
- $2500.
Students will be responsible for their own airfare ($500-700).
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Living
in Yucatan 2007
May 24--June 5, 2007
4 semester hours (fulfills Cores 6 and 9)
13 spaces available
Registration Deadline: March 1, 2007
Contact
Dr. George Bey (601-974-1385) or Dr.
Stan Galicki (601-974-1340) at Millsaps College for registration
and other information.
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