RANDOLPH
MACON WOMAN'S COLLEGE TRAVEL SEMINAR
GUATEMALA
AND EL SALVADOR
JUNE
1-15,1997
FINAL
ITINERARY
Trip
sponsor: Randolph-Macon
Woman’s College
John Abell, Associate Professor of Economics
CGE
Leader: Kimberly
Wick
Center for Global Education
Augsburg College
2211 Riverside Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55454
tel. 612/330-1159
Guatemala
Staff: Fidel
Xinico and Mauricio Healy
c/o Center for Global Education
El
Salvador Staff: Kevin Connors
c/o
Center for Global Education
GUATEMALA
Dinner,
followed by introductions, Orientation and schedule review
7:30
AM Breakfast
9:30 Meeting with Government representatives:
Aracely Conde de Paiz and Alejandro Williams Whitaker
11:15
Meeting with the Families of the Disappeared (FAMDEGUA): Aura Elena Farfán
and Herlindo Hicho Aquino
1:00
PM Lunch
2:30 Meeting with the Rigoberta Menchú Túm
Foundation: Paul Menchú and Luis Estrada
5:45 History of Guatemala (Part 1): Rolando Alecio
6:30 Supper
7:30 History of Guatemala (Part 11): Rolando
Alecio
7:00
AM Breakfast
9:15 Meeting with Padre Horacio
Castillo and visit to the commuity of La Isla: Lidia Isabel Vásquez, Zenaida
Hernández, Antonia Tecú, Brenda Angélica Cortés, Claudia López, Felicita López,
Guillermo Chen
12:00
PM Lunch in La Isla and short tour in
the community
2:30 Briefing at the
U.S. Embassy: Jim Benson
4:00
Meeting with representatives of CIEN (Economic "think tank" for
business interests): Carlos Mendoza and Carlos Ralón
6:30
Supper
7:30
Reflection
7:3
0 AM Breakfast
9:00 Meeting
with CERIGUA: Ruth Taylor
11:00 Meeting
with CONDEG: Manuel Pérez and Santos Natalio Chic and free time
12:30
PM Lunch
2:00 Meeting
with "Women in Solidarity": Rosa Escobar and Loli Obando
4:30 Meeting
with members of UNSITRAGUA (Union Organization): Irene Barrientos and Olimpia
Gatica
7:00 Supper
9:00 La
Bodeguita (optional): Music by Guillermo Eduardo
7:00
AM Breakfast
8:00 Leave for town of San Lucas Tolimán situated
on Lake Atitlán
12:30
PM Lunch -
1:30 Visit the works of the parish lead by Andres
Chajil
4:30 Conference with Fr.
Greg Schaffer
6:00 Supper
8:00
AM
Breakfast
9:00
Short explanations of the plantations by Fr. John Goggin
9:30 Leave
for a visit to the plantations lead by Cirilo Castro.
"Finca Sta. Cruz Quixaya", presentation by Jorge Tzunun
12:30
PM Lunch
2:00 Visit
to the old and new parish clinics of San Lucas Tolimán, lead by Benedicto
Santizo
4:00 Visit
to the parish orphanage
6:00
Supper
7:00
Presentation by Thomas Benevento followed by reflection
8:00
AM Breakfast
9:00
Leave for Chichicastenango
11:00
Arrival at the village of Chontalá and presentation by Pastor Diego
Chicoj Rarnos and Juana Chicoj at the Methodist Church
12:30
PM Lunch with the widows
followed by the story of María Tomasa's life
3:00 Work
with the widows of Chontalá
6:00 Visit
the project of the Methodist Church and shopping time
7:00 Supper
Sunday June 8
7:30
AM Breakfast
8:00 Visit
church and market in Chichicastenango
10:00 Participate
in a Maya Religious Ceremony performed by the Maya Priestess Calixta Gabriel at
the Maya altar "Pacual Abaj”
1:00 Lunch
on your own
4:30 Leave
for Lemoa and visit with Maryknoll Sisters: Sister Helen and Sister Rosemary
7:00 Supper
Monday June 9
8:00
AM
Breakfast
9:00
Leave for Guatemala City
1:00
PM Lunch in
Casa San José
2:00
Final reflection
4:00
Leave for airport and depart at 6:15 PM on Aviateca 951 to El Salvador
Monday June 9
6:55
pm Arrive
on Aviateca #951 from Guatemala
8:30 Check
in at Guest House (Hotel Happy House, Calle Sisimiles # 295 1; tel 2601568);
dinner, introductions, schedule review
8:00
am Breakfast
at guest house
8:45 Orientation,
visit the Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) and tour site of the November 16,
1989 assassination of the six Jesuits Priests and two women
12:00
pm Reflection
2:00 Visit
Hospital Divina Providencia, where Archbishop Oscar Romero lived and where he
was assassinated
4:00
Meet with Marina Ríos, director of Maquila organizing project for MAM (Movimiento
de Mujeres "Melida Anaya Montes") and maquila workers: Marifelia
Bonilla, Delia Cristina Martínez, Angilica, Dominga Carolina.
Also at the meeting were Rosibela Flores, MAM nationa Icoordinator; and
Cecilia, a Journalist from the national university
6:30 Dinner
at Guest House, with Francisco Altschul, newly elected member of the Municipal
Ccouncil of San Salvador, serving on the Committees on the Environment and Urban
Development
7:00
am Breakfast
at guest house
8:30
Meeting at US embassy with Jean Bonilla, First Secretary of
the Economics and Commerical Sction
10:00
Depart for Segundo Montes repopulation community in Morazán. Lunch en
route at an orange orchard in Cojutepeque
4:00
pm Arrive
at the San Luis community center of Segundo Montes, greeting and introduction by
Mercedes Ventura, President of the Directiva (Community Board of Directors)
6:30
pm Dinner
at community center
7:30
Music and discussion with Grupo Morazán
Spend
night at the community center
Thursday June 12
6:30
am Breakfast
at community center
7:30
Depart to visit El Mozote
11:20
Visit community child care center in "Los Quebrachos"
settlement of Segundo Montes
12:30
Lunch at community center in San Luis settlement
1:00
pm Visit
clothing making factory cooperative of the community
2:00
Depart for San Salvador
7:00
Out for Pupusa dinner
Friday June 13
7:30
am Breakfast
at guest house
9:00 Meeting
with Orlando Arévalo, legislative deputy (congressperson) for ARENA.
Also sitting in at the meeting was ex-deputy Elisar Benítez
11:00 While we were
waiting for our scheduled meeting with FMLN deputy Nidia Diaz, we were greeted
by deputy María Navarrete. Nidia
was unable to meet with us, so we
spoke with deputy Roberto Navarro, and were joined by deputy Lilian de Cuéllar. Nidia did come in briefly to greet our group
1:00
pm Lunch
at Sol y Luna vegetarian restaurant, or at "Los Chumpipes" turkey
restaurant
2:30
Meet with Lic. Juan Héctor Vidal,
Executive Director of ANEP (National Association of Private Enterprise)
4:30 Meet
with Raúl Moreno, coordinator of the
analysis team and Roberto Gochez for FUNDE (foundation for National Development)
6:30 Dinner
and piñata at guest house
7:00
am Breakfast
at guest house
8:00
Meeting with leaders of El Espino coffee cooperative, Héctor Eduardo López,
vice president; Antonio Burgos, secretary; Orlando Hernández and Miguel Avalos,
board member. Tour cooperative
11:00 Shop at
Nuevo Despertar artisan coop store
12:00
pm Lunch at guest
house
2:30 Depart for beach (Izalco Cabafia Club, Costa
del Sol, tel. 334-0616)
Dinner
on beach
Final
Reflection
Spend night on the beach
Sunday June 15
5:30
am Coffee, tea, and light breakfast available 6:00 Depart for Airport 8:20
Depart on Aviateca #950 to Miami
Educación
Mundial!