| A small festival among friends,
the 2008 Rural Tourism Fair was the eighth annual fair created
by Planeta.com and friends. The fair took place in and around
Oaxaca
City.
The schedule was developed using the methodology
of Open Space Technology (poster)
and shared on the Oaxaca
Wikispace.
There were guided and self-guided tours focusing on artesania,
biking, coffee, energy, food, markets and Oaxaca's historic
and notable trees.
ABOUT THE FAIR
The fair highlights rural
travel and ecotourism
and brings together inspired travelers, local travel providers,
community leaders, indigenous artisans, media, academics and
students.
The annual event provides opportunities for dialogue among
travelers and locals about ways to explore the rural countryside
in a responsible manner. There is no cost to attend and no cost
to share information. We ask local tour guides and artisans
to complete a registration form and to provide 50 flyers to
be distributed on January 26.
Here is the agenda of events, including meeting points (puntos
de encuentro). The complete agenda is updated on the Oaxaca
Wikispace:
Lunes 21.01 (Mexico Monday) - Internet Workshops (poster)
(Erick's
video)
Meeting Point: Café Los Cuiles, Antonio Labastida #115,
1130am-2pm
Café Orgasmico, Allende #107, 430-6pm
Martes 22.01 (Tule Tuesday) - Mexican Cypress Tree
Walk in Santa
Maria del Tule (poster)
(Erick's
video) (Ron's
video)
Meeting Point: Ayuuk (1 block west of the Tule Tree), 11am
Lunch at Caldo de Piedra, 3pm
Miercoles 23.01 (Wiki Wednesday) - Walk with the Weavers
in Teotitlán
del Valle (poster)
Meeting Point: Museo Comunitario, 11am
Jueves 24.01 (Thursday Tea) - Astronomy Talk
(poster)
Meeting Point: Mandala, Xólotl #118, (in front of the
Cruz de la Piedra and the Arquitos).
Walk to the Planetario Nundehui and astronomy talk by Florencio
Moreno. 6pm
Viernes 25.01 – (Foodie Friday) Oaxaca Markets
and Australia Night
Meeting Point: Pochote and Socio-Bio Markets, Garcia Vigil (1
block west of Carbajal Park, between Cosijopi and Xólotl),
Sanchez Pascuas Market, 10am-1pm (poster)
Australia Night cocktail and slideshow at Comala Restaurant,
Allende #109, 6m-8pm (poster)
Sabado 26.01 (Saturday Safaris) – Oaxaca Options
Information Exchange (poster)
Meeting Point: Amigos del Sol, Pino Suárez #802, 10am-noon
Fiesta at Comala, Allende #109, 6pm-8pm
Lunes 28.01 (Mexico Monday) - Internet Workshop
Meeting Point: Café Orgasmico, Allende #107, 430-6pm
Martes 29.01 (Tierra Tuesday) – Organic Garden
Visit and Compost
Demonstration in Rojas de Cuauhtemoc (poster)
Miercoles 30.01 – (Wiki Wednesday) Walk with
the Weavers in Teotitlán del Valle (poster)
Meeting Point: Museo Comunitario, 11am
NEW IN 2008
In 2008 the fair changed from a one-day event at Amigos del
Sol to a nine-day event held at various locations in and around
Oaxaca City. The outcome remained the same -- good networking
and information sharing, great food and updated content on Planeta.com.
WEB 1, 2, 3
The complete agenda was edited on the Oaxaca
Wikispace. Also, in tandem with Planeta.com's showcase of
practical applications of Web
2.0 technologies, the fair had its own Facebook
page.
Visitors with web skills (Google Earth, Flickr, YouTube, Wiki)
were encouraged to share their knowledge with locals at workshops
that will be convened during the event.
QUOTABLE
Something independent of definitions and trends has quietly
awakened. It's widespread. It nourishes. It quickens life through
communion, deepens inner power. And it's expressing itself in
small festivals among friends.
- Michael Ventura, Letters
at 3AM
GLOBALIZE YOURSELF
The fair included a celebration of Aboriginal tourism from
Australia and rural tourism in Oceania. Highlights include a
trade
show organized by Aboriginal Tourism Australia and Manaki
Whenua, Manaki Tangata, Haere whakamua, photos from the
West Coast of New Zealand by photographer Tom Walter.
RECOMMENDED READING
Oaxaca
Walk
with the Weavers
Oaxaca
Amigos: Linking Tourism and Learning English as a Foreign Language
Ecotourism
and Coffee Communities in Oaxaca - Brent Valentine
Eco
Travels in Oaxaca - Steve Ginsberg
Rancho
Los Cazahuates - Dan Ellsworth
Prioridades
para el desarrollo del turismo rural - Ron Mader/IMAC
2008
Rural Tourism Fair - Facebook
WORLD BEAT
Australia
Update
Developing
Ecotourism Education in New Zealand
Tourism
for Visitors to New Zealand with Mobility Problems - Ecotourism
NZ (PDF)
Incredible
Journeys: Across Indigenous Australia (PDF)
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