Tentative 2002 Travel Itinerary
( 05-28-2002)

Click on any of the links below for information about that place. Every link is different, some have Spanish text.
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July 7

July 8 (Day 1)
Miami
Participants arrive in Miami. Group dinner meeting at 6:30 PM in the Au Bon Pain hotel restaurant.
Doubletree Hotel

July 9 (Day 2)
Miami/Asunción
Departure for Paraguay, 11:00 AM


Gran Hotel del Paraguay

July 10 (Day 3)
Asunción
AM: Free for Rest

PM: Orientation
Gran Hotel del Paraguay

July 11 (Day 4)
Asunción
AM: Orientation, Brazilian
Visas
PM: Bus tour of city and environs
Gran Hotel del Paraguay

July 12 (Day 5)
Asunción
AM: Meetings with various officials
PM: T/B/D

Gran Hotel del Paraguay
July 13 (Day 6)
Asunción
AM: T/B/D

PM: Teachers' Conference, evening social with conference people.

Gran
Hotel del Paraguay
July 14 (Day 7)
Asunción
T/B/D


Gran Hotel del Paraguay
July 15 (Day 8)
Asunción
T/B/D

Gran Hotel del Paraguay
July 16 (Day 9)
Asunción
AM: Maka Visit
PM: T/B/D


Gran Hotel del Paraguay
July 17 (Day 10)
Asunción
Free Day and Team Time

Gran Hotel del Paraguay
July 18 (Day 11)
Transit to

Encarnación
(Bela Vista)


Novotel
July 19 (Day 12)
Encarnación
Yacyreta Dam and Posadas, Argentina


Novotel
July 20 (Day 13)
Encarnación
Historic Jesuit ruins; meet with local environmentalists.

Novotel

July 21 (Day 14)
Transit to
Cuidad del Este/Foz
Visits and lecture en route.

Panorama Hotel

July 22 (Day 15)
Cuidad del Este/Foz
Cataratas de Iguacu; Brazilian & Argentine perspectives

Panorama Hotel

July 23 (Day 16)
Cuidad del Este/Foz
Itaipú Dam visit; overview lecure and tour.

Panorama Hotel

July 24 (Day 17)
Cuidad del Este/Foz
Free Day and Team Time


Panorama Hotel

July 25 (Day 18)
Transit to Villarica

Evening traditional gala.

Hotel Ybyturuzú

July 26 (Day 19)
Villarica
AM: Vist to local school
PM: TV & other official activities

Hotel Ybyturuzú
July 27 (Day 20)
Villarica
Visit to Colonia Independencia settlement areas and immigrant farmer sites


Hotel Ybyturuzú
July 28 (Day 21)
Villarica
Plantation visit & discussion of historic & present sugar, yeast & soybean economy.

Hotel Ybyturuzú

July 29 (Day 22)
Transit to Concepción (Visits and lectrures in route)
Hotel Francés


July 30 (Day 23)
Concepción
T/B/D


Hotel Francés




July 31 (Day 24)
Concepción
Fundacion Ecoculural, talk on building economic infrastructure in Amambay region.
Hotel Francés
Aug 1 (Day 25)
Transit to Filadelfia
Visits & lecture en route

Hotel Safaris
Aug 2 (Day 26)
Filadelfia
Fortin Toledo, Chaco War site; preserve nurturing a small population of Chacoan peccary.
Hotel Safaris

Aug 3 (Day 27)
Filadelfia
AM: Museo Unger

PM: T/B/D

Hotel Safaris

Aug 4 (Day 28)
Transit to Asunción
(Visits and lecture in route)

Gran Hotel del Paraguay

Aug 5 (Day 29)
Asunción
School Visitations


Gran Hotel del Paraguay

Aug 6 (Day 30)
Asunción
T/B/D

Gran Hotel del Paraguay

Aug 7 (Day31)
Asunción
Free Day
Evening farwell dinner
Gran Hotel del Paraguay

Aug 8 (Day 32)
Asunción

Departure for USA, 5:30 PM

Aug 9
Arrive at home desinations
Aug 10

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