Site Visit: Mrida

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Site Visit Mérida
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En camino

• 3 ½ hours from Cancún
• 30 minutes from a beach
• 1-2 hrs. from important archeological sites
• Many cenotes and other sites of cultural/natural
  interest

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Valladolid
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El Cenote El Zací
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Mérida
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Near the Cathedral Plaza
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Mérida at night
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La UADY

• Facultad de Ciencias Arqueológicas (incluye
  antropología, arqueología, historia, literatura,
  comunicaciones)
• Program courses
• Fall U.S.-Mexican Relations
• Spring Mayan Culture and Civilization

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La Facultad de Ciencias Arqueológicas

• Students may take classes in other facultades
  (biology, business administration, economics,
  etc.)
• Many volunteer opportunities

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La UADY

• 8,000 undergraduate students (in all facultades)
  15,000 total students
• UADY was the first of the State Universities to
  be accredited by COPAES (Consejo Nacional para la
  Acreditación de la Educación Superior)

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La Facultad de Ciencias Arqueológicas

• Wireless areas
• Student assistant to program office
• Tutors available for U.S. students
• Most live near campus short bus ride

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La Facultad de Ciencias Arqueológicas
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Chichén Itzá

• Day and weekend trips include visits to
• Río Lagartos
• Celestún biological reserve
• Playa del Carmen
• Tulúm
• Uxmal

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Chichén Itzá Ball Court
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Chichén Itzá

• 2-week orientation
• begin living with host family immediately
• intensive language classes
• sessions on academics and living in Mexico
• trips to local destinations

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Chichén Itzá
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Chichén Itzá

• Orientation experience involves family (Sunday
  treasure hunt in Mérida)
• Underwater archaeology

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