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Course Itinerary (tentative)
Wednesday,
May 11 |
Final UGA
Orientation
(10:00am 2:30pm)
Lunch catered locally |
| Thursday,
May 12 |
Fly from Atlanta
Hartsfield-Jackson
to Mexico City/ Juarez Int'l, Bus to Veracruz
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| Friday, May 13 |
Field Trip (9:00am): Veracruz Port Authority, Bancomext,
World Trade Center/Veracruz
Overnight: Hotel Colonial, Veracruz
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Sat./Sun.,
May 14-15
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Field Trip (8:00am):
La Mancha, thermal waters, Villarica
Saturday evening: To Xalapa, home-stay families
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Monday,
May 16 |
EEE Welcome to UV, Orientation
Walking Tour: Xalapa & Markets
Seminar: Doing Business in
Mexico, Ricardo Gonzalez (?)
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Tuesday,
May 17 |
Field Trip (8:00am): Tomato Farm and El Lencero (Santa
Ana's)
Seminar: Fox and the new Mexico,
Dr. David Skerrit Gardner, Professor, History & Rural Sociology,
UV
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| Wednesday, May
18 |
Field Trip (9:00am): Instituto de Ecologia Francisco
J Clavijero Y Botanical Garden
Seminar: Coffee Production
and Practices in Mexico: Introduction,
Facultad de Biologicas y Agropecuarias
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Thursday,
May 19 |
Field Trip (8:00am): INIFAP, coffee research center;
Xico
Seminar: Coffee Processing,
Marketing, Export, Dr. Gustavo Guerro, Facultad de
Economia, UV
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| Friday,
May 20 |
Field Trip (8:00am): Beneficio Bola de Oro (or Beneficio
Las Animas)
Seminar: Coffee Promotion/Marketing
Discussion, Dr. Houston
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| Sat/Sun,
May 2122 |
Field Trip
(8:00am):
Christmas tree pine farm, Cofre de Perote/Cloud Forest, wild mushroom
forest
Free in Xalapa w/homestay.
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Monday,
May 23 |
Free morning
Seminar: Economic, Political
& Social Changes in Mexico, Lic. Augustin Basilio
de la Vega, Administrative Secretary PAN
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Tuesday,
May 24 |
Field Trip (8:00am):
Actopan mango production and processing
Seminar: Gulf Accord/ NAFTA:
Opportunities for Veracruz/Mexico, Lic. Gustavo Ian
Vega Maupomé, COVECA
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| Wednesday, May 25 |
Field Trip (9:00am):
Nestlés/Coatepec
Seminar: Multinationals, Country
of Origin/
Destination, Dr. Houston
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| Thursday, May
26 |
Field Trip (9:00am):
Museum of Anthropology, Xalapa
Seminar: Restructuring Agricultural
Sector in Mexico, Dr. Rey Acosta, Facultad de Economia,
UV
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Friday,
May 27 |
Field Trip (8:00am):
Mushroom farm Riojal, Granjas Carroll, small dairy farms/dairies/cheese
Fiesta with Families
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Sat./Sun,
May 28-29
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Field Trip:
Zempoala, El Tajin archeological sites; vanilla (Pronatura)
Overnight: Gulf/Beach
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Monday,
May 30
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Free day in Veracruz
Overnight at Hotel Colonial
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Tuesday,
May 31 |
Fly from Veracruz:
AM 520 to Mexico City
AM 600 to Atlanta
Arrive Atlanta 4:00pm |
Wednesday,
June 1 |
Report preparation
and writing |
Thursday,
June 2 |
Discussion
of reports, summaries of marketing and management perspectives
internationally at UGA 13:30 to 15:30 |
Friday,
June 3 |
Final Exam 10:00
Oral presentations 13:00-16:30
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