Tia Stephanie Tours Educational Travel Programs

Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica

Trip #1, From Pre Classic to Post Classic: The Maya of Campeche and Yucatan Trip #2, Discover The Past and Present-Day Maya of Campeche

Trip #3, Ancient Kingdoms of the Maya: Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras Trip #4, Past and Present-Day Maya of Chiapas: Lowlands and Highlands Trip #5, The Ancient and Present-Day Zapotec of Oaxaca

Trip #6, The Pre Classic to Post Classic Civilization in Mexico’s Central Plateau: Mexico City and Environs

Trip #7, The Cultures of Western Mexico: Michoacan, Jalisco, Colima

Program Highlights

Explore Ancient Maya Sites, Re-gions and Periods from the Pre-Classic to the Post Classic.

In Campeche, visit the vast city of Calakmul and learn of this once great dynasty. Travel to surrounding sites to learn of the Alliances and Rivalries of the Maya: Visting the Rio Bec, Chenes and Puuc Regions.

In the Peten Region and Classic Period visit the Ancient King-doms of Copan, Tikal and Palen-que. Quirigua, Bonampak, Yaxchilan are studied, as well.

Travel to the Chiapas Lowlands to explore Palenque, Bonampak and Yaxchilan and the Maya an-cient past. In the Highlands, we learn about present-day Maya communities of Chamula and Zinacantan, and the Colonial city of San Cristobal de Las Casas.

Learn about the dawn of civiliza-tion in Oaxaca: from nomadic life to farming villages such as El Mogote to great cosmopolitan cities, such as Monte Alban.

Based in Mexico City, follow the development of Mesoamerican cultures of the Central Plateau from Cuicuilco to Tenochtitlan, city of the powerful Aztecs. In-cludes Teotihuacan, Cholula, Xochicalco, Tula and more.

Learn of the unique cultures of Western Mexico, in Michoacan, Jalisco and Colima.

Trips Include:

Accommodations

Expert Guides and/or Academics

Comfortable / Secure Transportation

Welcome and Farewell Dinners

Breakfasts

Meals according to itinerary

Water on Van/Coach

Airport Transfers

Entry Fees See Mexico, Beyond the Beach Resorts

These Travel Programs are designed to showcase the great civilizations and cul-

tures that flourished in Mesoamerica, now Mexico and parts of Central America,

such as the Maya, Olmec, Zapotec, Teotihuacan, Toltec, Totonac and Purepecha.

Owned and operated by Stephanie Schneiderman, Tia Stephanie Tours seeks

to provide the inquisitive traveler with cultural and educational experiences that

offer deep insight into Mexico and the Mexican people. Stephanie is bilingual

and bi-cultural, having lived and traveled throughout Mexico for thirty years.

Her mission is to take curious travelers beyond the beach destinations to learn

more about the rich and complex culture of Mexico and the Mexican people, our

neighbors to the south. She has organized cultural and educational travel pro-

grams for Colleges, Museums, Fiber Arts Guilds and other organizations.

Founded, 2006

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