Description

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The 6-day Tour will begin on the day following the Conference, Thursday, October 9. We will explore oak-rich sites in the State of Oaxaca. We will return most nights to our hotel in Oaxaca, dedicating each day to a different site with contrasting oak species and landscapes. We will spend one night in Yanhuitlán, so as to have two days to explore the UNESCO Global Geopark Mixteca Alta. Note that following the Conference, Tour participants should transfer to the Tour hotel (to be determined) for the night of October 8 (cost included in the Tour package).

 

Destinations include:

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• Santo Domingo Yanhuitlán where the headquarters of UNAM’s Geopark are located, in the heart of the Mixteca Alta region. We will explore the amazing landscape where will appreciate species including Quercus rugosa, Q. glaucoides, Q. liebmanii, Q. conzattii and the enigmatic Q. "Autopista".

• Ixtlán de Juárez, where we will find species typical of the Sierra Norte de Oaxaca, including Q. laurina, Q. castanea, Q. crassifolia, and the microendemic Q. macdougallii.

• Community management and conservation projects near Santiago Comaltepec in the Sierra Norte.

• An amazing altitudinal transect from San Bautista Cuicatlán to Santos Reyes Pápalo, where we will see the transition from tropical dry forests to temperate forests with more than 10 oak species along the way.

• The foothills of the southern Sierra Madre, near Mihuatlán, with a combination of tropical and temperate elements.

• The tour will end in Oaxaca on the evening of Tuesday, October 14.

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The map below shows the approximate itinerary of the Post-Conference Tour:

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Fee

$1,100 (single occupancy)

$850 (double occupancy)

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Fee includes lodging for seven nights (October 8-14), breakfast, and lunch for six days and transportation via rental vehicle. Please note that dinners are not included in the fee.

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The number of participants is limited to 40. Itinerary subject to change.

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