I’d like to invite you to
come to a place you may never have heard of.
It’s called
Intibuca. Intibuca is in Honduras. It’s a Departmento many
people have never heard of. It is a place where blackberries grow
wild, peaches and apples are grown and strawberries are a new
export crop. In winter, during June, July and August, you need
warm clothes. Big sellers in the marketplace are warm woolen
blankets imported from Guatemala.
You will love Intibuca. But there is more than just pleasure in this state filled with mountain pine forests. This is one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world. The mountain cloud forests of the tropics are more threatened than the rain forests of the tropics.
You are invited to come to
Intibuca to know the forests, to 
learn Spanish and to interact with the
Lenca Indians. The money of Honduras is called the lempira. The
lempira is named for Lempira, a Lenca Indian leader treacherously
killed by the Spanish at peace talks they called.
Each year local school children mostly Indian (this is an Indian state for all practical purposes), dress up in Indian garb, carry bows and arrows in school and paint themselves in honor of Lempira.
Sound intriguing. take a look at some images of Intibuca, in the capital city, La Esperanza (the hope).
Then come to Intibuca to the HonduTree 2004. Interact with local Lenca Indians. Find out about why the Lenca Indians are petitioning the government of Honduras for help in preserving the forests. And find out why they need to replant their lands.
Plant Trees With Dr. Cross In Honduras
You Can Experience A Worship And Mission Experience With The People of Intibuca The Spirit of The Wildness of The Mountain Cloud Forest. Explore, Discover New Bird and Plant Species, Plant Trees, And Walk The Spirit Tree Meditation Trail. Learn About Lenca Indian Medicinal Plants And Ceremonies.
Enjoy Fresh Fruits, Leather Goods,
Handicrafts, And Dried Foods
From The Lenca Market. It’s Fun To Bargain
With Vendors At The Street Market in La Esperanza
During HonduTree 2004, ISAI will be hosting and co-hosting Tree Planting Workshops, Seminars, Forums, Community Meetings, & Hands On Experiences on Global Warming & Water Stewardship in Honduras. Seminars will be held during weekday evenings and workshops on weekends.
HonduTree Sessions
Cost includes room & board, Airport pickup in Tegucigalpa, Honduras
November 7-20 2004 $ 2300
.You Can Experience
A Ecospiritual Experience With 
The People of Intibuca The
Spirit of The Wildness of The Mountain Cloud Forest. Explore,
Discover New Bird and Plant Species, Plant Trees, And Walk The
Spirit Tree Meditation Trail. Learn About Lenca Indian Medicinal
Plants And Ceremonies
La Esperanza is located in the Western mountain pine forest of Honduras. It has a population of around 20,000 and looks like a Spanish Colonial town. Buildings are of adobe with Spanish tile roofs. It is a very pleasant temperate mountain forest climate. Locally produced fruits include strawberries, blackberries, apples, plums and blueberries flourish there.
Most of the time spent in the seminar will be in La Esperanza Honduras. We will be staying at either the Hotel Esperanza or with local landowners where we will be planting trees. The hotel is a hotel with accommodation used by traveling Honduras. Breakfast, will be provided. We will take lunches and dinner will be available a the hotel.
Much of the activity time will be spent on the farms or properties of landowners. We will also be planting trees in different Lenca villages.
The experience will not only include experiences with nature, but interactions with Lenca Indians, visits to the Lenca marketplaces and Special Lenca towns such as the capital of pottery Siguatepeque. We also plan to visit the forestry school in Siguatepeque to see the tree planting center of Honduras.
We will also visit plantings of Vetiver, visit local landowners. There will be opportunities for personal time, walks in the forest. There are places on many of these farms that have never even been visited by locals. let alone Americans.
In Honduras
Daily Program
Mornings
Breakfast With Group
bird watching
bird watching, building birdhouses, trails, etc
Break- Snack Conversation
Ecology Class & Ecological Action Program Of The Day - tree planting, habitat development,
Lunch - At Local Cafe
Afternoon
Community Visits & Tours
Trips To Cross Cultural Sites
Or Bird watching
Break- Snack
Late Afternoon -
Spanish & Ecoculture Class - Speaking, Singing, Art, Music And Storytelling
Evening
Dinner With group
Evening Activity - Optional Role-playing, singing, storytelling, art and other activities
Special Highlights
All day field trip to opal mines in Western Honduras
All day field trip to Copan Ruinas -Ancient Mayan Ruins
All day field trip to rain forest Near El Salvador Border for tropical bird and wildlife watching
APPLICATION PROCESS
Participants will be chosen on the basis of their desires to help regenerate our planet through tree planting. We are threatened by global warming and tree planting is a key short term solution to greenhouse gas buildup. Not only will you have a tree planting experience, but all participants who attend will be enrolled as members of the International Sports Adventure Institute.
Additionally each participant will receive a Global Warming Action kit of press releases, articles and photocopy masters to use in their local community to join in the fight against global warming.
Those wishing to participate should complete an application form and return to ISAI no later than October 15, 2004.
Accepted applicants will be notified shortly after receipt of application and confirmed upon receipt of a $300 deposit. Full payment must be received 2 months before the planned departure date. Refunds for cancellation cannot be made after that date.
All questions can be answered or more information can be obtained by contacting ISAI at Exportfacs@aol.com.
Cost does not include airfare from USA. Airport pickup in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, isUS$90. Includes in country travel. Only 16 persons per session.
HonduTree 2004 Schedule |
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HT 01 Session 1 Tree Planting & Ecotourism |
November 7-20, 2004 |
US$2300 |
International Sports Adventure Institute, Inc.
6013 W. Monte Cristo
Glendale, AZ 85306
(602) 564-9241
honducopa@yahoo.com
Cost $2,300 (based upon minimum of ten (10) participants)
Price includes: All incountry travel in Honduras. Full field program, double hotel room in La Esperanza and full board at hotel or native housing, visa fee, airport departure. Price does not include pickup at airport and travel to La Esperanza which is a US$90 pickup fee.
VISAS: Visas can be obtained at the airport in Tegucigalpa when entering Honduras. Each participant must have a valid passport at the time of acceptance.
PLEASE SEND AN APPLICATION FORM for the HonduTree 2004
Travel/Study & Tree Planting Seminars in Honduras
Name________________
Address__________________
City_____________State___Zip_____
Phone__________(w)___________(h)
Email:____________________________
Price Does Not Include: Travel to and from USA, single room accommodation, personal tips and gratuities, laundry or items of strictly personal nature, inoculations, trip cancellation, or accident/medical insurance (available at additional cost).
Email to honducopa@yahoo.com
Indigenous groups and native people anywhere in the world who have access to the internet can get assistance in setting up a Spirit Land Tourism project. Spirit Lands Tourism is community tourism and must involve a group or tribe. Contact Dr. Carol Cross at honducopa@yahoo.com or exportfacs@aol.com.Or write her at Dr. Carol Cross, 6013 W. Monte Cristo, Glendale, AZ 85306. |
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