The Land of the Maya
T. Walley Williams III/Ron Janowitz
Jan 8 2008- Jan24 2008
SUMMARY OF TRIP INFORMATION
The Land of the Maya
Leader T. Walley Williams III
Co-leader Ron Janowitz
Mexican states of Yucatan, Campeche, Chiapas, and Quintana Roo
Jan 8 2008- Jan24 2008
Total # of days 16
Hiking
Downhill skiing
Kayaking
Title of trip
Leadership
Location(s)
Dates
Type of trip
check all that apply
Backpacking
Cultural
Road biking
Nordic ski
Mountain biking
Snorkeling
Other – please describe
Max 14
$ 2350
$
Number of participants
Advertised cost
Airfare range if not included
Min 18
Does it include airfare? Yes
No
LEADER AND CO-LEADER INFORMATION
Leader name
T. Walley Williams, III
Leader address
71 Orchard Street
Belmont, MA 02478-3509
twalley.williamsiii@verizon.net; twalley.williams@liberatingtech.com
Home H: 617-484-1877
Work W: 508-893-6363 X13
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Expiration: 7/08
CPR
BLS
Expiration: 7/08
Please list the last three longer (5+ day) trips you have led for the AMC including
destination, type of trip, dates and number of participants. Feel free to list additional
trips you have led, particularly if they demonstrate experience related to the trip you
are proposing.
China 2006 Oct 7-28 siteseeing and some hiking
Essentially this same trip to Mexico in 2000, 97, 94 and several previous trips
Leader email
Leader phone
Wilderness first aid training
CPR training
Prior leading experience
Trip one
Trip two
Trip three
Other related trip experience
Co-leader name
Co-leader address
Ron Janowitz
88 West Haven Road
Manchester NH 03104
Co-leader email
Co-leader phone
RJanowitz@verizon.net
Home (603) 625-9848
Wilderness first aid training*
WFA
AWFA
WFR
Work 603-622-9748
Expiration: Nov 2007 Updates every other Non

To lead a major excursion you must have current CPR and WFA at the time of your trip (or AWFA for all backcountry
trips). If you do not have the required level of certification at the time you submit your proposal or it will expire before
the date of your trip, you will need to make arrangements to recertify in a timely manner.
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CPR training*
Prior leading experience
Jan 8 2008- Jan24 2008
CPR
BLS
Expiration: Will take with Nov WFA
If you are a new co-leader you must submit an application to be a major excursions
leader or co-leader prior to submitting this application.
Scouting
Have either of you led this trip
before or traveled to this
area?
Languages
Does either the co-leader or
leader speak the local
language?
Couples
Do the leader and co-leader
have a significant personal
relationship?
Private trips
Do either of you lead trips that
are private - not sponsored by
the AMC?
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below:
TWW has done essentially this trip six or more times
Executive summary
Please provide a brief
description of the trip and the
activities planned.
1.Pick up at airport at night
2.Visit Dzibilchaltun, see flamingos, museum in Merida
3.Drive to Uxmal visit site; do sound and light show
4.Do sites near Uxmal: Labna, Sayil and Xlapak
5.Visit Kabah site; stop in Holpolchen on way to site at Edzna and then go to Campeche
6.Drive to Palenque, enjoy local town
7.Visit site in Palenque
8.Drive to Ecovillage at Xpujil, visit Chicana and Becan sites
9.Visit Calakmul and Xpujil sites
10. Drive to Chetumal stopping to visit Kohunlich site; enjoy walking in Chetumal
11. Drive to Coba stopping at laguna to swim; possibly visit Tulum site
12. Visit Coba site
13. Drive to Ek Balam site and then to Chichen Itza; do sound and light show
14. Visit Chichen Itza site
15. Return to Merida early so people can wander in city and shop; final dinner
16. Drive to airport in morning
1, 2 Hotel Caribe Merida; 3, 4 Villa Archeologica Uxmal; 5 Best Western Campeche; 6,
7 Hotel La Canada Palenque; 8, 9 Ecovillage Xpujil; 10 Hotel Los Cocos Chetumal; 11,
12 Villa Arq. Coba; 13, 14 Hotel Dolores Alba Chichen Itza; 15 Hotel Caribe Merida
Breakfasts will be at our hotels. Most lunches will be picnic style with food picked up
the night before at the local markets. Most dinners are at the hotels, but we will eat out
in the cities because it is more fun.
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below:
Co-leader: Yes
No
Leader: Yes
No
Not applicable:
Yes
No
If yes, please list who has agreed to be your back-up in case one or
both of you need to drop out. This is required for approval!
Yes
No
If yes, please note that you cannot advertise AMC and private trips
together unless there is a clear distinction between the two in any marketing
materials you send out.
LOGISTICAL DETAILS OF TRIP
Accommodations
Please describe your plan for
accommodation(s)
Meals
Please describe your plan for
providing meals
Permits or permissions
Does the trip require special
permits or permissions?
(required on many U.S.
federal lands and national
parks)
Special equipment
Does the trip require special
equipment?
Special experience
Does the trip require special
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Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of equipment and how you
will ensure that people know how to use it:
Leader will supply picnic lunch equipment
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what type of experience? Also describe
how you will ensure that the participant has this experience?
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skills on the part of the
participant?
Pre-trip activities
Do you plan to get your group
together before the trip for an
activity or social event?
Conservation, education and
recreation
How will this major excursion
meet the mission of the AMC?
www.outdoors.org/about/
mission.cfm
Jan 8 2008- Jan24 2008
Yes
No
If yes, please describe below what you will do:
We may do a get together to select roommates. Probable not though.
We will discuss theries on why the Mayan civilization collapsed and see for ourselves
the parallels that are occurring now. We will, of course, study the Mayan ruins, but we
will also see modern cities and villages and see how the rain forest has been cut down
and what effact this has had on the local ecosystems.
TOUR OPERATOR AND GUIDE SERVICE INFORMATION
Will this trip require a tour
operator or guide service
during part, or the entire
trip?
Name of tour operator/guide
service
Tour operator website
Safety record
Please provide information
about their safety record.
Insurance
Do they have liability
insurance?
Emergency response
Please describe the outfitters’
response plan in the case of an
emergency.
Yes
No
Please describe their services. If you are using a tour operator for the entire trip,
please describe why you will be using them rather than doing this trip on your own:
We will engage a bus with driver from Maxitur in Merida
Used this company in 1997 and was very ppoeased with service. They are a "common
carrier with all appropriate insurance.
Liability? Yes
No
Maximum amt: $
Are they willing to list AMC as an
Yes
No
additional insured?
Margarita Gongora Eljure (This is the bus agency supplying bus with driver)
Gerente
http://travelnetwork.com.mx/maxitur/
Maxitur
Mérida, Yuc.
Tel. 011 52 (999) 196 12 12
maxitur@msn.com
RISK ASSESSMENT
Please assess the risks and hazards of your trip. Carefully consider each area of risk and how it may affect your trip.
Devise a plan to prevent each hazard and to respond to it if it becomes necessary. Please be very specific for each section
if applicable.
Trail conditions, river crossings, weather, wildlife (bears, snakes, etc.)
Climate/terrain
Potential hazards
People will be cautioned about pickpocket in cities
Response
Political concerns, crime, language translation, terrorism
Foreign Country
Potential hazards
We are avoiding the trouble areas in Chiapas
Response
Road conditions, drivers, insurance
Transportation
Potential hazards
See above for bus rental I have used these people before--good safe reliable
Response
Level of fitness, screening concerns, experience with equipment or activity
Participants
Potential hazards
Only fitness to walk is required
Response
Conditions unique to this type of trip
Other
Potential hazards
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Response
EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN
Please describe your plans for dealing with emergencies. Use as much detail as possible, and list any special
communications equipment you may need to ensure the safety of your participants. DO NOT LEAVE THIS SECTION
BLANK
We are close to phones and cell phone toweres. The driver can communicate in
Emergency communication
Phone contacts, language,
colloguial Spanish with any emergencyu services we might need.
documentation, distance from
emergency services
We will have our own bus and can transport any injury to a hospital in the nearest city
Emergency equipment
What sort of emergency first
aid or communication
equipment (satellite phone,
two-way radios) do you plan
to use, if any?
Evacuation
Please describe your plan for
evacuation from the
backcountry location if
applicable?
Hospitals in all major cities
Medical care
Please describe the medical
care available in the area(s)
where you will be traveling
and list names and telephone
numbers for these facilities.
COST AND BUDGET DETAILS
Deposits
What deposits will be required
by airlines, hotels, tour
operators, etc., and when?
Refunds
What is the latest date you can
cancel and still receive a full
refund?
Participant deposit
What are the initial deposit
and your schedule of
payments?
Cancellation policy
What will your cancellation
policy be for the participants?
Minimum numbers
Will you still run the trip if you
do not get the minimum
number?
Reference web links:
MEC Home Page:
Forms:
Deadlines:
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No deposits are needed until we have a viable trip
$1000 with reservation
Cancellation fee $100. All other money back until Oct 15. Thereafter return as much as
does not cause any other tripper to pay more
Yes
No
If yes, please describe conditions:
leaders will pay fair share
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/application/
http://snebulos.mit.edu/orgs/amc/listings
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Club House:
amcexcursions@outdoors.org
E-Mail Addresses:
Club House:
MEC Chair:
amcexcursions@outdoors.org
mecchair@amcboston.org
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