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Tucson, Tula & Tlaxcala
4,000 Years of Cultural Interaction
June 6–17, 2012 Cancelled
We will likely offer this program in the future; however, dates have not been set.
Tentative Itinerary (subject to change slightly)
Café Tacuba, Mexico City
Wednesday, June 6
- Leave Tucson in the AM
- Arrive in Mexico City in the PM
- Hotel: Holiday Inn Zócalo, Mexico City
- Meals Provided: Welcome reception and dinner at Puro Corazón Restaurant
Thursday, June 7
- AM: Zócalo, including the Cathedral of Mexico City and National Palace
- Late AM–PM: Museum of Anthropology
- Meals Provided: Breakfast at hotel; lunch at the Museum; dinner on own
Mitla Palace of the Columns
Friday, June 8
- AM: Archaeological site at Teotihuacán
- PM: Free time in Mexico City
- Meals Provided: Breakfast at hotel; lunch at San Juan Teotihuacán; dinner on own
Saturday, June 9
- AM: Archaeological site at Cuicuilco and visit to Bazar Sábado (arts & crafts market)
- PM: Travel to Oaxaca
- Hotel: Hotel in Oaxaca City (TBA)
- Meals Provided: Breakfast at hotel; lunch at Bazar Sábado; dinner on own
Tlacalula Market - Potters from San Marcos Tlapazola
Sunday, June 10
- AM: Visit to the Tlacolula market
- Early PM: Archaeological site at Mitla
- PM: Visit with the weavers at Teotitlán del Valle
- Meals Provided: Breakfast at hotel; boxed lunch; dinner on own
Monday, June 11
- AM: Archaeological site at Monte Albán
- PM: Visit with the pottery makers at Coyotepec and painted animal carvers at San Martín Tilcajete
- Meals Provided: Breakfast at hotel; boxed lunch; dinner on own
Tuesday, June 12
- AM: Visit the Convento de Santo Domingo, Biblioteca Burgoa, and Ethnobotanical Gardens
- PM: Leave for Puebla, early evening visit to the zócalo (main plaza)
- Hotel: San Leonardo, Puebla
- Meals Provided: Breakfast at hotel; boxed lunch; dinner on own
Wednesday, June 13
- AM: Visit the Cathedral of Puebla, Biblioteca Palafoxiana, and tour of Talavera factory
- PM: Free time in Puebla
- Meals Provided: Breakfast at hotel; lunch at the Sacristía de la Compañía; dinner on own
Thursday, June 14
- AM: Visit the archaeological site at Cacaxtla and ex-hacienda de Chautla
- PM: Return to Mexico City and visit the Leon Trotsky Museum and Casa Azul (Frida Kahlo's home)
- Hotel: Holiday Inn Zócalo, Mexico City
- Meals: Breakfast at hotel; boxed lunch; dinner on own
Friday, June 15
- AM: Visit the archaeological site at Tula
- PM: Visit the conventos and churches in Actopan and Ixmiquilpan, Querétaro
- Meals: Breakfast at hotel; boxed lunch; dinner on own
Saturday, June 16
- AM: Visit the Basilica of Guadalupe and Tlatelolco
- PM: Templo Mayor archaeological site and museum, free time in Mexico City
- Late PM: Farewell reception and dinner at Café Tacuba
- Meals: Breakfast at hotel; lunch at Potzocalli Restaurant; dinner at Café Tacuba
Sunday, June 17
- Return to Tucson (possible breakfast at the hotel in Mexico City depending on flight time)
Photos by Dr. Paul Fish
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