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Tucson, Tula & Tlaxcala
4,000 Years of Cultural Interaction

June 3 –14, 2010

Travel with us to Mexico City!

Discover the roots of American Southwest cultures by exploring and comparing those of central Mexico from Precolumbian times to the present day. You will trace 2,000 miles and 4,000 years of mutually enriching contact, interaction and exchange with museum archaeologists and historians. Based in Mexico City, your twelve-day adventure features expertly guided exploration of the cities of Puebla and Tlaxcala; major archaeological sites such as Teotihuacan and Tula; cathedrals, open-air markets, palaces, monasteries, and museums—all emphasizing the connections between central Mexico and the American Southwest. Experience and enjoy all the wonderful cultural, artistic, and culinary traditions that tie the regions and people together.

$2,950 ASM members + market airfare roundtrip Tucson-Mexico City
($600 tax-deductible)

$3,450 non-members + market airfare roundtrip Tucson-Mexico City
($600 tax-deductible)

We will identify flights for group travel after February 1, 2010.

Prices are based on double occupancy rooming. If you are traveling alone, you will be paired with a fellow, same-gender traveler. Single occupancy is available for an additional $325.

Valid U.S. Passport required (U.S. Passport Card cannot be used for this trip).

See complete itinerary

See a video of the 2008 trip by participant Tom Onak

Travel with archaeologists and historians!

Your Guides

Paul Fish, Ph.D. is a curator of archaeology at Arizona State Museum and a professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona. Prior to coming to ASM, he was senior archaeologist at the Museum of Northern Arizona and taught at the University of Georgia. Paul has conducted research on a wide range of archaeological cultures throughout the southwest U.S., northwest Mexico, and Brazil. His current research focuses on the political and social organization of the Hohokam in southern Arizona. He publishes widely on his field investigations, as well as on archaeological methodology.

Suzanne Fish, Ph.D. is a curator of archaeology at Arizona State Museum and professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona. Suzy combines archaeological research in the southwest U.S., northwest Mexico, and Brazil with studies of ethnobotany and traditional agriculture. She has directed long-term research and published extensively on the Hohokam of southern Arizona and the Trincheras culture of Sonora, Mexico.

Michael Brescia, Ph.D. is associate curator of ethnohistory at Arizona State Museum and holds an appointment in the University of Arizona’s history department where he teaches courses on Mexico and Spanish borderlands history. His research interests include the legacies of Spanish and Mexican water law in the southwest U.S., religious identities in colonial Mexico, and paleography and translation.

Patricia Fournier, Ph.D. is a University of Arizona alumna, an ASM visiting scholar, and a Smithsonian Institution research associate (National Museum of Natural History). She is a full-time professor in the archaeology graduate program at the National School of Anthropology and History in Mexico City, where she teaches Spanish colonial archaeology and ethnoarchaeology. Patricia directs a long-term research program in the Tula region, and has been a principal in the study of the Camino Real. Her publications include books, monographs, and articles on the pre-Columbian archaeology, history, and ethnohistory of Tula, as well as on the archaeology and history of the borderlands.

Your Host

Arizona State Museum’s scholars and extensive collections are among the most significant resources in the world for the study of Southwest peoples. Arizona State Museum is Arizona’s premier research museum, the oldest and largest anthropology museum in the Southwest (est. 1893), home of the largest collection of Southwest Indian pottery in the world, and a Smithsonian Institution affiliate. Your support of our programs helps us continue our work. Thank you!

Refund Policy

• 50% deposit due at time of reservation.
• Payment in full due no later than 90 days prior to departure.
• 100% refund possible >90 days prior to departure date.
• No refund <89 days prior to departure date; full amount becomes tax-deductible gift to ASM.

The Fine Print

• Price includes airfare, tourist visas, hotels, two meals a day (alcohol not included), ground transportation, honoraria, entry fees, tolls, and group gratuities.
• A valid U.S. Passport is required.
• Medical insurance not provided by ASM, the University of Arizona or University of Arizona Foundation.
• Travel insurance not provided by ASM, the University of Arizona or University of Arizona Foundation.
• You can expect to walk quite a bit each day of this trip, some may consider it strenuous.
• Bottled water is readily available at our modern hotels and on our motorcoach.
• Plenty of free time to shop!
• If you wish to fly into Mexico City from someplace other than Tucson, you are welcome to make your own arrangements.

For further information or to sign up for the trip:

Call Us:	520-626-8381
E-Mail Us:	Darlene Lizarraga
Write Us:	Print the form: Form in PDF format (PDF requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) And mail it to: Attn: Darlene Lizarraga Arizona State Museum P.O. Box 210026 Tucson AZ · 85721-0026

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Image Credits
Pyramid steps at Tula, Zocalo, and Coyote fresco: Dr. Paul Fish
Dr. Paul Fish and Dr. Suzy Fish: Jannelle Weakly
Dr. Patricia Fournier: courtesy of Dr. Fournier
Dr. Michael Brescia: courtesy of Dr. Brescia