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Networking of Ecovillages and Intentional Communities in Mexico, and Legal, Zoning, and Resource Assessment Consulting
a. Name of person presenting: Ulises Echeverria
b. Telegram contact: TBD
c. Other contact info: ulisesecheverria69@gmail.com
d. Project Description: Ulises’ foundation is helping to coordination ecovillages in Mexico, website- https://cefadebas.wordpress.com . He is also building an ecovillage in Patzcuaro. His foundation has been in existence for about 20 years. He also worked as the coordinator for
Zoning in his region for years and has contacts in zoning and environmental management throughout Mexico. He has started mapping where ecovillage and intentional communities are located throughout Mexico. His organization
is available to help communities:
● Connect with each other
● Assess the zoning and resource planning needs/challenges they may have, including whether what they want to do,
including non-traditional plumbing and waste management, can be accommodated in their area, and what their
water needs/resources will be for what they want to do in their community/location.
● Work together cooperatively, economically, and in other capacities, to build a cooperative of connected communities
throughout Mexico.
e. Project location: The state of Michoacan, and around Mexico
f. Number of people intended to be involved:
As many communities as want to participate
g. Other: Ulises may also be seeking additional households/families for the ecovillage he is building in Patzcuaro.
Dream Seed Community Workshop
a. Name of person presenting: Jacqui
b. Telegram contact: DreamSeed8
c. Other contact info: Truecolours8@protonmail.com
d. Project Description: Jacqui is offering a workshop on Monday, January 31 from 1 – 4 pm for people who want to work on visioning
community for themselves and others in Mexico. The workshop will conclude with people planning next steps for
themselves in creating the community they seek, or seek to build.
e. Project location:
Park de Planetario
f. Number of people intended to be involved:
As many people as wish to attend
g. Other: Contact Jacqui for more information
Network to Help You Find the Right Mexico Ecovillage for You
a. Name of person presenting: Paul
b. Telegram contact: PaulAgorist
c. Other contact info: www.ecovillageshare.com
d. Project Description:
Matching people seeking to live in ecovillages with the right ecovillages for them
e. Project location:
Paul is located in Oaxaca
f. Number of people intended to be involved:
As many people as wish to connect
g. Other: Contact Paul for more information
5. Yearly Conference About Building Communities in Mexico
a. Name of person presenting: Brad Nye
b. Telegram contact:
c. Other contact info: www.Tribalize.life, brad@tribalize.life, +1 415 309 0045
d. Project Description:
Brad hold a yearly conference to connect people who are building community/communities in Mexico. He already has a
list of thousands of people connected to this effort.
e. Project location and Dates:
Regenerative Living Virtual Summit V near Tulum, April 14 – 17, 2022.
f. Number of people intended to be involved:
Don’t know the conference limit.
g. Other:
Brad may also be building a community in Chiapas, south of San Cristobal. I wasn’t clear on this information.
Free Land Available for Building a Community
a. Name of person presenting: The people presenting were representing the owner of the land, Ricardo Legaria
b. Project location: Merida
NOTE: There is a second location in Chiapas which will be more of a spiritual community, and may have a different
arrangement in terms of the land. We did not receive much detail about this one.
c. Telegram contact: Not known
d. Other contact info: legaria@energiaverde.com.mx
e. Land status: Purchased
f. Land size: 8 hectares
g. Vision/Project Description:
Land is available for free for people to build community together. What is needed is people with skills to contribute
h. Current number of households/families involved: Not known
i. Intended number of households/families involved: Approximately 30 families
j. What they are seeking now/next step(s): People to be involved
k: Anything else important: Contact Ricardo for information.
2. Community in Veracruz, Xico Veracruz
a. Name of person presenting: Alicia Marquez
b. Project location: Veracruz
c. Telegram contact: @Al1zmarvil
d. Other contact info: +52 984 265 8177
e. Land status: Purchased
f. Land size: Did not get this information
g. Vision/Project Description: Contact Alicia
h. Current number of households/families involved:
i. Intended number of households/families involved: 15 families
j. What they are seeking now/next step(s): Connecting with possible community members
k: Anything else important:
Christian Community in San Miguel De Allende
a. Name of person presenting: John Kitsan
b. Project location: San Miguel De Allende
c. Telegram contact: Not available
d. Other contact info: JohnKitson5891@gmail.com, +52 755 101 2142, www.5gawareness.com
e. Land status: Have found land and seeking a group to purchase it together.
f. Land size:
g. Vision/Project Description: Creating a community with Christian values.
h. Current number of households/families involved:
i. Intended number of households/families involved:
j. What they are seeking now/next step(s): People to work together to buy the land and create the community.
Community and Ranch, Two Locations
a. Name of person presenting: Manuel Sanchez
b. Project location(s): Villa Juarez and Ranche 8ha La Vega, Teuchitha, Jalisco
c. Telegram contact: Not available
d. Other contact info: manueldsanchez@hotmail.com, 444-6407635, www.fincaorganiaintegral.com
e. Land status: Own the ranch, I believe he also has the land in Juarez.
f. Land size:
g. Vision/Project Description:
h. Current number of households/families involved:
i. Intended number of households/families involved:
j. What they are seeking now/next step(s):
k: Anything else important:
Multiple Community Projects in Tepoztlan
a. Name of person presenting: Jim Doney
b. Project location: Tepoztlan, Morelos
c. Telegram contact: Jim Doney
d. Other contact info: +52 777 140 7843
e. Land status: There are already several cooperative/community projects happening in this area.
f. Land size:
g. Vision/Project Description: This area is apparently a hotbed for cooperation, collaboration, and community
development, with a deep history of this type of work together.
h. Current number of households/families involved:
i. Intended number of households/families involved:
j. What they are seeking now/next step(s):
k: Anything else important: Contact Jim to get information about all that is going on in this area.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
A new community is now being created in this area. Contact Ale Palacios, who also presented briefly, for information
about this project – Telegram: @alecantaynolorres, Tel: 2283556977
Permaculture Community, Babo Yaro Project
a. Name of person presenting: Carla Castaneda
b. Project location: Colima
c. Telegram contact: @parteriaysabiduriafemenina
d. Other contact info: baboyaro@baboyaro.com, www.baboyaro.com
e. Land status: Own the land
f. Land size: Have 140 hectares
g. Vision/Project Description: A permaculture community with a shared life and deep spiritual values, honoring mother
earth.
h. Current number of households/families involved:
i. Intended number of households/families involved: 15 families
j. What they are seeking now/next step(s):
k: Anything else important: Each family will have 1 hectare for their property, and will share in the use of other land for
growing food. This is an established property with fruit trees and gardens. It is 45 minutes from the sea, and near the
most active volcano in Mexico, with very rich soil. It is a beautiful location, with deep Mayan ancestral knowledge.
Milpa Seeking Additional Families
a. Name of person presenting: Nydia De la Llera
b. Project location: San Andres in Morelos
c. Telegram contact:
d. Other contact info: Mexico.private.tours@gmail.com, +52 55 32614157
e. Land status:
f. Land size:
g. Vision/Project Description: Small, vegan agricultural community
h. Current number of households/families involved:
i. Intended number of households/families involved: 8 families
j. What they are seeking now/next step(s): Households to work together on the project
k: Anything else important:
8. Talpa de Allande Co-housing Community
a. Name of person presenting: Hans
b. Project location: 2 ½ hours south of Puerta Vallarta
c. Telegram contact:
d. Other contact info: Hans@HansNordsiek.com, www.RealDeTalpa.com
e. Land status: Owned
f. Land size:
g. Vision/Project Description: Ecologically-based co-housing community. Households buy property in this community, and
decide from several house designs, small, medium, and large, and have their home built.
h. Current number of households/families involved:
i. Intended number of households/families involved:
j. What they are seeking now/next step(s): Households to join the community
k: Anything else important: Very beautiful location and property, already organized, affordable for what you get!
Communities Focusing on Reforestation
a. Name of person presenting: Qura
b. Project location: Guerrero and Chiapas
c. Telegram contact:
d. Other contact info: CuraLaTierra@gmail.com, 557 837 5979
e. Land status:
f. Land size:
g. Vision/Project Description: Focus on healing the land in the area.
h. Current number of households/families involved:
i. Intended number of households/families involved:
j. What they are seeking now/next step(s):
k: Anything else important:
10. Huasteca Development Association
a. Name of person presenting: Marc
b. Project location: Huasteca
c. Telegram contact: HuastDevAssoc
d. Other contact info:
e. Land status: Not yet purchased
f. Land size:
g. Vision/Project Description: Seeking a group of households to buy land together in Huasteca, divide it up, and build on
it independently with the goal of having loose community, with each person or family determining their level and type of
involvement.
h. Current number of households/families involved:
i. Intended number of households/families involved:
j. What they are seeking now/next step(s):
Puerto Vallarta EcoCommunity
a. Name of person presenting: Maximiliano Posadas Torres
b. Project location: Puerto Vallarta
c. Telegram contact: @youdeservewhatyoutolerate
d. Other contact info: iMaxxd@protonmail.com
e. Land status: Owned
f. Land size:
g. Vision/Project Description: Agorist goal of ecocommunity.
h. Current number of households/families involved:
i. Intended number of households/families involved:
j. What they are seeking now/next step(s):
k: Anything else important:
11. Bahia de Banderas Intentional Community
a. Name of person presenting: Miguel Pena
b. Project location: Bahia de Banderas, close to Puerto Vallarta, Nayarit
c. Telegram contact: @mipeleon
d. Other contact info: mipeleon@gmail.com
e. Land status:
f. Land size:
g. Vision/Project Description:
h. Current number of households/families involved:
i. Intended number of households/families involved: 10 families
j. What they are seeking now/next step(s):
k: Anything else important:
Derek and Miriam’s Community
a. Name of person presenting: Derek and Miriam
b. Project location: Morelia
c. Telegram contact:
d. Other contact info:
e. Land status: Deposit paid on land
f. Land size:
g. Vision/Project Description: Vegan, agorist community with like-minded values and goals. Three principles of their
community:
● Sovereignty of the indivdudal
● Permagora, using permaculture principles in the organization/culture of the community, as well as the
management of the agriculture
● Mindfulness – focus on growing together
h. Current number of households/families involved: 6 – 7
i. Intended number of households/families involved: 6 – 7
j. What they are seeking now/next step(s): Buying the land and beginning to build
k: Anything else important: This community is not currently seeking members. They went through a process of:
● Creating a vision for the community
● Creating an application questionnaire, and asking for people who were interested to complete it
● Reviewing all the information they received
● Interviewing and meeting with possible community members
● Finding the right fit people