COPPER CANYON TRAILS

Rancho Calabozo Bacanora Workshop.

The tentative workshop date is mid November, 2009, and lasts one full week. Cost: $800 per person, includes meals. Hot showers available. You will need your own 4WD transportation.

Ranch related topics include:

  • Local flora and traditional uses
  • Basic Orienteering and Animal Tracking
  • Ecologically Responsible Tourism
  • Photo Voltaic Systems
  • Abode brick manufacture
  • Permaculture Landscaping
  • Water Harvesting Techniques

    Instruction in English and Spanish

    There are opportunities for swimming, hiking, and horsebackriding.

    Below are photos of a seminar in Appropriate Technology in Chiapas, Mexico, sponsoredby IRRI-Mexico, EduPaz, and Solar Energy International. Left: PowerPoint presentation in a church in San Juan Chamula. Right: Participants had the opportunity to construct a biodigestor, utilizing low tech methods to convert farm animal excrement to a clean cooking fuel!

    Escorted Hikes and Burro Expeditions in Mexico's Copper Canyon