micah202 - 3-2-2013 at 10:09 AM
.......I'm re-posting this from a newsletter in ventana,,,interesting area for picto-hunting,,,with I was there to take part!.... if you're
interested in the ventana newsletter,send a email to..... ventana.view2@gmail.com ,,,and put subscribe in the title.
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Cultural Preservation Hike - Sat Mar 2 or Sun Mar 3............Join Anibal Lopez on a hiking expedition to see indigenous pictographs. Through a
federal permit, Anibal has been photo documenting indigenous pictographs for over 5 years in the Cape Region of Baja California Sur, México. Your
participation in these expeditions will help raise funds for his project to publish a photo journal for cultural and academic purposes. The book will
help raise awareness to the cultural importance of preserving these little known archaeological sites. Without protection, these sites are currently
vulnerable to graffiti, weathering, and vandalism.
A $75 donation is requested to attend the expeditions. The expedition will include water, a complementary sampling of regional products, and ground
transportation from La Ventana. The sites are a 35-45 minutes drive away and a 1+ hour hike. Since these sites are protected under federal law, and
not officially open to the public, photos and direct collection is not allowed of the pictographs or any artifacts found during the expedition. These
expeditions are a part of Proyecto ProFaunaBaja, which is a society of naturalists and biologists dedicated to the ecological and cultural
conservation in the region. Thanks for your support and participation in this important cultural project! Contact Anibal or Stephanie by phone:
612.131.6233/ 612.150.6667 or by email: ProFaunaBaja@gmail.com. Saludos, Lic. Stephanie Rousso, Bióloga de Vida Silvestre, www.ProFaunaBaja.org
BajaBlanca - 3-2-2013 at 10:13 AM
what a great project....
micah202 - 3-2-2013 at 10:25 AM
..ya,,but with........''photos and direct collection is not allowed of the pictographs or any artifacts found during the expedition.''.....one will
have to wait for ''his project to publish a photo journal for cultural and academic purposes'',,because ''these sites are protected under federal
law, and not officially open to the public''.
.......hard to be a tourist without taking snaps!!