Activities & Workshops: hiking, cycling, cooking...

La Casa en el Arbol offers an exciting array of organized activities for its students. Some of the activities during the week are not included in the price of the weekly tuition. Weekend activities outside San Cristobal usually have a small cost for transportation, guide fees, and food.

Only the immersion program include these activities.

Museums & Places to See

In town *** free to our students ***

The Maya Medicine Development Center
The Museum of Ambar
A paper workshop cooperative
The Museum of Traditional Costumes
San Cristóbal traditional market

Close to town

Mayan villages

CHAMULA
This popular village proudly keeps strong traditions and character.
The ceremonies occuring within the church of the main place are a mix of Maya culture & Catholic traditions.

ZINACANTAN
This village keeps strong traditions too. It is famous for his clothes and fields of flowers.
You may visit an indigenous back-strap loom weaving cooperative run by women.

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Cultural events

*** All our students are free to participate ***

Feature-length films and discussions revolving around Central American themes. Weekly conferences sponsored by the school, given by guest lecturers on themes such as:

The impact of the FTA and the WTO in Mexico
Puebla-Panama Plan
History of Chiapas
The influence of Globalization
Traditions and customs
Religious diversity
Zapatista uprising
and much more...
You may suggest a topic.

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Back-strap loom weaving Classes

You may take a few classes of back-strap loom weaving with a señora from the village of Zinacantan. Basically, a part from watching at beginning, you will spend all the time on your knees. It is easier if you do not have problems at your knees or ankles.

You will appreciate the shade of the tree and his tree house.

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