Guatemala Textile & Jewelry Tour
March 15 to 23, 2011
9 days / 8 nights $795* 

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. Through out 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 cannot pair you up)
    - Shuttle and Boat Transfers
        (to/fro Guatemala airport and within country)
    - 2 Breakfasts
    - 2 Lunches
    - 3 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, Zamora Weaving Lesson,  Cojolya Textile Museum, Santiago Church, Santiago Women’s Co-op jewelry-making demonstration, and San Juan La Laguna natural dye demonstration
    - Local Guide services
    - Optional Activities – Visit to Santa Catarina, Guided Hikes,
        Kayak Rentals, Azoteca Coffee Plantation / Indigo Museum Tour,         Massages…
    - 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 Tuesday February 1st, 2011
Signed Liability Release will need to accompany your final payment.
Cancellation Policy -  prior to February 1, your $150 Deposit will be contributed to our “Philanthropic Funds,” No refunds after Tuesday February 1, 2011…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 escallmarketing@cox.net  (949-387-7163) 

Contact us for more tour details.