Semester in Mexico: Cultures of Mexico

Program Description and Highlights Program Itinerary Why Should I Join This Program? Host Institution Curriculum and Faculty Student Housing Admission Requirements Program Fees and Dates Host Country & City

Program Itinerary

The itinerary on this program includes in-class and co-curricular trips to several locations in Mexico. Our exact program itinerary will change from semester to semester based on course teaching objectives and special events.

Potential Travel Locations
Mexico City, Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende, Morelia, Mérida, Cozumel.

Days in Host Country: 112
Days of In-Country Travel: 10-12

Excursion 1: Mexico City (including National Anthropology Museum, Chapultepec Palace, Teotihuacán Pyramid and the colonial downtown)
Duration: 2-3 days

Excursion 2: Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende
Duration: 2 days

Excursion 3: Michoacán (Morelia, Pátzcuaro)
Duration: 2 days

Excursion 4: Mérida, including Chichen Itza and Uxmal
Duration: 4-5 days

NOTE: Itineraries are subject to change

Fall 2010 Itinerary

The calendar below is a tentative schedule and may change slightly:

 

Fall 2010
Student arrival date	Friday, August 13
Orientation	August 14-15
Classes begin	August 16
Classes end	December 3
Student departure date	December 4

 

Mexico City

Mexico City, the third largest city in the world after Tokyo and São Paulo, is the lively and bustling capital of Mexico. Its more than 19 million inhabitants enjoy of its many beautiful historical sites such as the Teotihuacán ruins, the Templo Mayor, the Basilica de la Virgen de Guadalupe, Chapultepec Palace, the National Anthropology Museum, and the Palacio de Bellas Artes, to name a few.

Guanajuato

A former colonial mining center, Guanajuato is a charming and culturally-active city, home to the University of Guanajuato and the annual Festival Cervantino with excellent music, dance, and theater presentations by renowned groups from all over the world.

San Miguel de Allende

Only an hour away from Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende’s quaint cobblestone streets and plazas have become a favorite vacationing and weekend spot for Mexicans and Americans alike. Blessed with wonderful weather and home to dozens of artists, laidback San Miguel is a perfect city to slow down, kick back and relax.

Michoacán

The state of Michoacán, just south of Guadalajara and the state of Jalisco, played an important role in Mexico’s independence from Spain in the early 19th century. The colonial city of Morelia, also the state capital, is the birthplace of José María Morelos, one of Mexico’s independence heroes. Pátzcuaro, another colonial city perched up in the mountains near a wondrous lake with the same name, is famous for its Day of the Dead celebrations held on an annual basis in November.

Mérida

Lively and tropical Mérida is a prime starting point to explore the Yucatán peninsula and all of its wonderful Mayan ruins, such as Uxmal and Chichen Itza, and its crystalline beaches. The city also serves as the state capital of Yucatán and its colonial downtown transforms itself after sunset into a engaging, culturally-active city for pedestrians, full of poetry readings, live music, fine dining, and regional dance presentations.