Accompanyng Persons Program
Accompanying Person Program
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DAY |
TIME |
WHERE |
WHAT |
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Monday 26 |
9:30 |
Great Mayan’s World Museum |
Exclusive guided tour in English to know the most important archeological pieces |
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later |
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Recommendation to walk along Paseo Montejo with its beautiful colonial houses or to take the Turibus ($120 a day), which stops at all important tourist sites). |
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20:30 |
Great Mayan’s World Plaza |
Light and Sound Show (only by reservation). |
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Tuesday 27 |
9:30-l 11:15 |
Plaza Grande |
Exclusive guided walking tour in English to the most important buildings: Municipal Palace, Casa Montejo, Olimpo Cultural Cenote, Modern Art Museum, Cathedral, Government Palace. |
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11:30 |
Folk Art Museum |
A selection of different folk crafts. |
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noon |
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Typical Yucatan food cooking lesson. |
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Wednesday 28 |
9:30 |
Excursion to Tixkokob |
Visit of a traditional handmade hammock workshop; swim at the local cenote. |
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20:00 |
Hacienda Chenku |
IAGA Banquet (tickets for charge). |
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Thursday 29 |
9:30-16:00 |
Dzibilchaltun |
Beautiful small archeological site with Maya ruins, site museum; swim at the local cenote. |
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Friday 30 |
9:30 |
Puerto Progreso and Chelem |
Village strolling and swim in the beautiful Caribbean sea |
Free activities for all participants
Merida´s City Tourist Bureau offers several activities for the visitors. Music is very important for the local people, so every night a different show or recital is organized in some of the public parks. The actual program for the Congress week will be published until the last week of July and the details will be announced in the meeting documents distributed with the registration, and on the information desks.
The principal activities during the week are:
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Day |
Time |
Location |
Activity |
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Sunday 25 |
11–20 17 |
Plaza Grande (Main Square) |
Handcraft street market Mestizo wedding music and dancing |
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Monday 26 |
21 |
Plaza Grande |
Folk music and typical dances around livestock farming “Vaquería” |
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Tuesday 27 |
20 |
Plaza Santiago |
Music from the 40’s |
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Wednesday 28 |
21 |
Centro Cultural Olimpo |
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Thursday 29 |
21 |
Plaza Santa Lucía |
Romantic music “serenata” |
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Friday 30 |
21 |
Centro Cultural Olimpo |
Traditional romantic music “Trova” |
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Saturday 31 |
19 |
Remate Montejo |
Mexican Night: folk music and dances |