Historic Tour of San Jan Cosala Coming Up

On Monday, January 4, there will be walking tours of the history of San Juan Cosala, taking about an hour. I took this tour last year and it was terrific. Gerardo Tolantino, who will lead both tours, was born and raised here in San Juan Cosala. He speaks good English -- in fact, he teaches English -- and he is a really fine person. I always enjoy talking with him when our paths cross.

The historic tour will be given twice, at noon and again at 2 PM.

There will also be a  crafts show, folkloric and pre-Hispanic dancing, mariachi music, and refreshments. Cost for the tour and refreshments is 100 pesos, which will benefit the soccer program for teenagers. Since Kelly and I have a teenage friend here who is passionate about soccer, we've come to see how very important this program is.

You can get tickets on the plaza in San Juan Cosala shortly before each walk, but if you know you are coming, it's helpful to the organizers to have an approximate head count. You can call any of these English-speaking volunteers for more information or for tickets:

In Ajijic, Marion 376-766-0665

In San Juan Cosala, Dee 387-761-0041, Marie 387-7610, or Sally 387-761-0324

Here's my blog entry about this event from last year:

http://www.mexico-with-heart.com/blog/2007/02/historic-tour-of-san-juan-cosala.html