Huehuecoyotl
Mexico
An ecovillage in the mountains of central Mexico founded by multinational artists, ecologists, and educators.
SAMPLE COURSE TOPICS
- Leadership for Social Change
- Natural Building/Green Architecture
- Permaculture and Organic Food
- Design for Sustainability
- Performing Arts & Celebration
- Community & Traditional Healthcare
- Spirituality and Indigenous Wisdom
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
- Observing Community Celebrations
- Organizational Development
- Social Evolution
- Applied Sociocracy
- Group Facilitation
- Art in Community
- Community Solidarity
CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
- Fiesta de La Candelaria
- Carnival in Tepoztlan
- Regional Folkloric Aztec Dances
- Sweat Lodge Ceremonies
- Live Performances (Music, Dance…)
- Regional Culinary Traditions
- Religious Celebrations
COMMUNITY DESCRIPTION:
Huehuecoyotl is an ecovillage in the mountains of Tepoztlan, Mexico, founded by a group of adults and their children–artists, ecologists, artisans, and educators from seven different nationalities. The community was established at the present site in 1982. Over the years it has developed into an extended family; an experimental center; a model of rural, simple community living; and an important site where different traditions, cultures, and visions blend harmoniously with each other. There are low-cost guest facilities and extensive gardening as well as the use of renewable materials and sustainable designs for construction and water management.