Folks,

I am pasting below the text from the flyer for an upcoming tour of the Sierra Gorda missions and art and architecture of Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico.

The tour is sponsored by a small but influential non-profit based in Tecate, Baja California called Corredor Histórico/CAREM, A.C. (http://www.carem.org/).  I have been working with this organization for several years to raise awareness of and preserve the cultural heritage of the Baja California peninsula and El Camino Real de las Californias, which runs from Loreto, Baja California Sur to Sonoma in northern California.

Each year the organization sponsors various tours to key locations on the Baja California peninsula and in the United States and Mexico.  These tours are the major fund-raising events for Corredor Histórico/CAREM. Tours are geared toward all age ranges, the non-academic guest as well as specialists in history and the history of art and architecture. The tours are an enjoyable mix of culture and fun!

I hope you will consider joining us!  Please inform students, colleagues and any other interested parties about this exciting opportunity to visit these missions and see first-hand the amazing colonial art and architecture of Santiago de Querétaro and surrounding areas.

Thanks so much!

Pamela Huckins
pamelahuckins@gmail.com
805-643-4449
212-360-5537

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MISSION TOUR! MARCH 6 through 13, 2016
The Five Franciscan Missions of the Sierra Gorda and the Historic City of Santiago de Querétaro, México
“The Missions of Saint Junípero Serra”

CORREDOR HISTÓRICO/CAREM, A.C. is pleased to announce a tour of the five Franciscan missions of the Sierra Gorda founded by the Church’s newest saint and Father of the Alta California Missions, Saint Junípero Serra! Home base will be the vintage Hotel La Casa De La Marquesa in the beautiful city of Santiago de Querétaro. Two full days will be spent at the UNESCO World Heritage sites of the Sierra Gorda mission churches.

Led by historian of art and architecture and specialist in mission history, Dr. Pamela J. Huckins, the itinerary includes visits to Misión de Jalpan, Misión de Landa, Misión de Tilaco, Misión de Concá, Misión de Tancoyol and the Museo Histórico de la Sierra Gorda. In addition to Serra’s missions and the magnificent architecture of the city of Santiago de Querétaro, Dr. Huckins will also lead guided tours of the Querétaro Museum of Art and INAH’s Regional Museum of Querétaro.

For a supplemental fee, guests may choose from a menu of optional guided tours such as the famous ruta del queso y el vino, old haciendas of Querétaro, the El Cerrito archaeological site, the Pueblo Mágico of Bernal, San Miguel de Allende, the route of Mexican Independence and others. Tours of various churches, convents and cultural centers in the city may also be offered.

$1,600.00 USD per person, double occupancy/$1,850.00 USD per person, single occupancy (10% Discount for CAREM members at Guadalupe level).  Tour fee includes guides, 7 nights’ accommodations, ground transportation, breakfasts, lunches, entry fees, tips and donation to CAREM.

*Airport transportation, airfare and optional guided tours not included A non-refundable deposit of $50.00 USD is required to hold reservation. Mail check (payable to CAREM) or Visa/MC information to CAREM, PO Box 280, Tecate, CA 91980. Full deposit of $800 due thereafter, balance due before start of tour.

TOUR ITINERARY

DAY 1 SUNDAY, MARCH 6 – Arrive SANTIAGO DE QUERÉTARO. Meet at hotel for Orientation.

DAY 2 MONDAY, MARCH 7 – Tour Santiago de Querétaro by trolley. Savor local foods.

DAY 3 TUESDAY, MARCH 8 – Guided walking tour of select locations in Santiago de Querétaro, the Querétaro Museum of Art and INAH’s Regional Museum of Querétaro

DAYS 4 & 5 WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, MARCH 9 & 10 – Travel to the Sierra Gorda region. Visit Saint Junípero Serra’s five Franciscan missions in the Sierra Gorda. Overnight in Sierra Gorda.

DAYS 6 & 7 FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 11 & 12 – Free days in Santiago de Querétaro or optional guided tours of the ruta del queso y el vino, old haciendas of Querétaro, the El Cerrito archaeological site, the Pueblo Mágico of Bernal, San Miguel de Allende, the route of Mexican Independence and others. Also optionally available are guided tours of various churches, convents and cultural centers in the city.

DAY 8 SATURDAY, MARCH 13 – Morning in Santiago de Querétaro.

*Except for the trolley for the Santiago de Querétaro city tour, all transportation will be in comfortable buses or vans with air conditioning and professional chauffeurs.

ITINERARY SUBJECT TO CHANGE

U.S. PASSPORT REQUIRED FOR RETURN TO UNITED STATES

REGISTER NOW SPACE IS LIMITED THIS TOUR WILL FILL FAST!

REFUND POLICY: If for any reason the tour does not proceed, your deposit will be returned to you (including the $50 fee to hold reservation). However, if the tour proceeds, a refund – less 25% processing fee – is available only in event of serious emergency.

For more information:
Zella Ibáñez            zella@prodigy.net.mx      U.S. Cell: 619 957 8922
Lily Kellenberger     lilykelco@yahoo.com      Mexico: 011 52 665 654 3460