Guatemala Textile and Jewelry Tour
March 11-19, 2014
9 days / 8 nights $845
Limited to 14

This 9-day tour begins in the colonial city La Antigua, a Unesco World Heritage Site. The tour continues to the market town, Chichicastenango. Later, we will spend three days touring the villages surrounding Lake Atitlan in the Western Highlands. Throughout the tour, we will visit women's cooperatives, where the historic craft traditions of beading, weaving and ornate embroidery have been revived as new revenue sources for families and communities. Many of our experiences will not be on traditional tour paths. We will travel by foot, pick-up, tuk-tuk, boat and bus, learning about Mayan village culture and traditional arts. 

Price Includes:
    - All lodging (based on double occupancy;
        single surcharge of $300 if you want single room
         or we can not pair you up)
    - Shuttle and Boat Transfers
        (to/from Guatemala airport and within country)
    - 3 Lunches
    - 2 Dinners
    - Wine & Cheese Happy Hours most evenings
    - Entrance Fees for the activities listed above

Activities Include:
Casa de Artes Textile Lecture & Gallery, Zamora Culture Program, Cooking class, Cojolya Textile Museum, Santiago Church and  Santiago Women’s Co-op jewelry-making demonstration.
    - Local Guide services
    - Optional Activities – Guided Hikes,  Massages, Kayak Rentals,                Azoteca Coffee Plantation         
   - Opportunities for Wholesale Price purchasing 
        from textile and jewelry retailers
    - Baggage, Hotel & Guide Tips

To Reserve your space:
Mail a Deposit check for $150 made payable to “Escalle & Company” at: 32 Silver Crescent, Irvine, CA 92603
Rest of payment in full will need to also arrive no later than Monday October 1, 2012
Signed Liability Release will need to accompany your final payment.
Cancellation Policy -  prior to October 1, your $150 Deposit will be contributed to our “Philanthropic Funds,” No refunds after Wednesday August 1, 2012…but you may re-sell your space, consulting our “waiting list,”…with approval from your roommate.

*Includes $150 Philanthropic Contribution
Participants are responsible for arranging their own air transportation.

Sponsors:
Sandi Escalle escallemarketing@cox.net  (949-387-7163) 

Contact us for more tour details and  a detailed itinerary on request.