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Chaco
Canyon, New Mexico
Get into Chaco Culture with
Archaeologist Gwinn Vivian
What
to expect on this unique learning vacation...
For
several wonderful fun-filled days your life will be in Ruins...
We
are pleased to schedule Chaco Archaeology again!
October
22-26, 2009
Please call for information
anytime
QUESTIONS &
RESERVATIONS?
This wonderful program fills fast, so call today for information & registration.
We are pleased to co-sponsored this
program with Tucson's world-famous Arizona-Sonora Desert
Museum & Tohono Chul Park.
We can send you a
brochure!
$1295
Contact Piet & Mary Van de Mark by phone:
(520) 887-2340
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Imagine!
Market
Day at Chaco Canyon a millennium ago... thousands of people have gathered
at Pueblo Bonito... come afoot from far, far away: Mesa Verde, Paquimé,
Central Mexico... Screams of bright macaws echo off sandstone walls.
Shells from the Sea of Cortez sparkle in the desert sunshine. Stones and
gems, skins, wood, pottery, foods and seeds from far-off lands are
bartered.
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For reasons still debated,
this entire civilization crumbled. Or did it just change? How? Why? Who
went where? And when? Come discover the possibilities! Know the immense
beauty of this remote place: Chaco Culture National Historical Park, a
World Heritage Site, New Mexico. Join Piet and Mary for this wonderful
learning adventure with second-generation Chaco archaeologist Dr. Gwinn
Vivian.
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Gwinn literally grew up at Chaco. He will introduce you to the science and
theories surrounding the strategies and techniques that Chacoan farmers
used to adapt to their harsh environment. We will begin with an
overview of Chacoan culture in Chaco Canyon and then trace the expanding
Chacoan system as it moved throughout the San Juan Basin. Our
exploration takes us not only to well known sites such as Pueblo Bonito
but to significant and seldom visited Chacoan outliers including
Pierre’s, Kin Bineola and Kin Ya’a. In these days you will see natural
beauty and human history that may well change your life! |
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If you enjoy
archaeology and Breathtakingly Beautiful Southwest Vistas, plan to join us
for the Archaeology of the Mesa Verde region in May of 2010. Details
coming soon!
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Gwinn Vivian arrived at Chaco at age one, and did
his first archaeology in Chaco Canyon at the age of three. He has
devoted much of his life since to interpreting Chacoan culture. Gwinn is
especially interested in Chacoan water control systems and roads, which
he believes were critical aspects of Chaco culture growth in the 11th
century. Since leaving the Arizona State Museum in 1999 he has devoted
much of his time to writing and to building a straw bale house in NE
Arizona. Dr. Vivian’s The Chaco Handbook: An Encyclopedia Guide
has been called “...the best single volume introduction available to
explain Chaco.” It will enhance your enjoyment of this trip. |
 Mary's
lifetime in Arizona plus over two decades of natural history education
experience, including her fourteen years at the Arizona-Sonora Desert
Museum’s Education Department, continue to assure BFT's fans an
enjoyable and professional interpretive focus. BFT produces personalized
learning vacations that appeal to guests with a wide range of interests
and physical abilities. Mary's love of arts, history, great food and
friendly, curious people keep her on the go. Scouting new and special
spots to share is an enjoyment for Mary and her husband Piet. Mary's
passion for desert flora, ethnobotany and her informative nature
interpretations continue to be enjoyed by all.
Piet’s
passion for Baja California, Mexico's natural beauty bloomed on a personal
odyssey in the summer of 1962. Baja's Frontier Tours began with 4WD
camping expeditions—Personalized Wilderness Travels—with
Piet’s founding of BFT in Tucson, Arizona in 1966. Programs
gradually evolved into the enjoyable and unique learning eco-vacations—Personalized
Natural & Cultural History—that Mary and Piet's guests share
today in the Baja California peninsula, plus other selected locations in
Mexico and in the American Southwest . The variety and quality of BFT's
offerings continue to grow with each passing year. |
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Imagine! Who walked through these doors before
you came? And where on earth did they go? Gwinn will share his knowledge of
this. And more...
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Reserving Now:
QUESTIONS &
RESERVATIONS?
Contact Piet & Mary Van de Mark by phone:
520-887-2340 (Tucson, Arizona)
Toll
Free: 1-800-726-7231
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We don't expect to schedule
this program again for several years. If you're interested, we hope you'll
make the decision to join us for this this one. |
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Tohono
Chul Park Member Reservations? Call
Jo Falls at Tohono Chul: 520-742-6455
x-228 (Tucson,
Arizona)
http://www.tohonochulpark.org
Some of our most special
and unique learning vacations are produced for members of Tucson's Tohono Chul Park, a
non-profit
botanical garden and art museum. The Park's mission is to enrich
people's lives by providing them the opportunity to find peace and
inspiration in a place of beauty, to experience the wonders of the
Sonoran Desert, and to gain knowledge of the natural and cultural
heritage of this region.
It's easy to become a
member.
Call Jo Falls, Director of Public Programs, (520) 742-6455
X-228 for more information. Or e-mail Jo at
jofalls@tohonochulpark.org
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Please
click on their image to be directed to Travel Insured's website to learn
more and to purchase travel insurance for your learning vacation with
us.
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We recommend the
purchase of travel and trip cancellation insurance.
Travel Insured
International has provided our guests with excellent service for many
years.
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Another
unique educational travel experience from Baja's Frontier Tours,
co-sponsored with Tucson's world-famous Arizona-Sonora Desert
Museum & Tohono Chul Park.
QUESTIONS &
RESERVATIONS?
Contact Piet & Mary Van de Mark by phone:
520-887-2340 (Tucson, Arizona)
Toll
Free: 1-800-726-7231
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Please call Piet & Mary at (520)
887-2340 in Tucson, Arizona
for reservations and with any questions.
QUESTIONS &
RESERVATIONS?
Toll
Free: 1-800-726-7231
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Frontier Tours LLC Tucson, Arizona 2008
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