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PRESS RELEASE Press Release: New Destination for Senior and Disabled Group Travel New eco-conscious expeditions in the Mexican Caribbean launched to provide alternative for seniors and disabled. Playa del Carmen, Mexico, 12 Sept 2008 Project Mayan Encounter launches expeditions in the Riviera Maya that combine nature with cultural experience. Tours are geared towards small groups, but individuals are welcome, too. The idea is to bring the beauty of this geographical location and its rich culture to the so-called baby boom generation, senior citizens, and people with disabilities, as well as anyone who chooses to explore fauna, flora, culture and the region’s archaeological wealth at a relaxed pace. Most tour operators are forced to work within a tight rotation schedule, while those that have an environmentally and socially conscious focus oftentimes specialize in physical activities and adventure. A forum has been opened to serve as a knowledge base for vacationers and trip planners, such as senior or disability organizations and agencies, group travel agents or any eco-conscious individual, to pick from a variety of activities and design their perfect “à-la-carte” travel experience. Behind the project stands Stefanie Baeker, a German native from the North Sea coast, where green tourism prevails. Her understanding of tourism, coupled with her association with an online portal for low vision and blindness resources since early 2004, as well as her interest in Mayan history and the local biosphere reserves, have sparked the idea for Project Mayan Encounter. She has lived in the Riviera Maya for 5 years. |
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Bird Watching Season Has Started! The winter months are the perfect time for bird watching in the Sian Ka’an biosphere. We take you out on a sunset boat ride in the lagoon, where you may see hundreds of tropical birds. Pack your binoculars and camera and be ready for some spectacular encounters! The price inclusive guided roundtrip transfer from and to Playa del Carmen is $128 per person. Please let us know if we need to make any accessibility preparations to ensure that this will be a special day for you: info at accessecotours.com |
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Copyright 2008. Stefanie Baeker. All rights reserved.
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Medical Plant Workshops Together with the ’alchemists’ in the Mayan communities we are now offering plant workshops to show you the benefits and use of medical plants for alternative healing. Bring your list of questions! |
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Tulum Green House Tour If you are interested in ecological construction join Tamara for a house-tour. This will be an interesting alternative while visiting Tulum, and you may find some inspiration for modifications of you own home, or even decide to move here and build your eco-house! Look at wind and solar energy, green building material, compost toilets, natural irrigation, recycling, permaculture etc. Tamara also sells biodegradable house cleaners and cosmetics. Email us at info @ accessecotours.com to set you up, or call Tamara directly if you are already in Tulum: 984-135-3773. The cost for the tour is 200 pesos (aprx $20). |
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Help Creating a Center for the Blind in Playa! We are looking for donations of assistive technology. If you have the means—by all means, help creating independency and self-sufficiency for blind people in and around Playa del Carmen! The center would be able to produce transcriptions, recruit visually impaired people for job placements and let them make use of accessible online education. This will give them a meaning of life and raise their self-worth, plus it’s a tax write-off for you. What’s needed: computers, scanner, Braille keyboard, Braille printer, screenreader software, note takers, headsets, canes, Braille and audio books. Those familiar to assistive technology, and located inside the US: I could pick up small items at the CSUN Conference in L.A. in March, to save shipping to Mexico. Please email me at info @ accessecotours.com or stef @ ocusource.com to arrange things. |