Quertaro, Mxico

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Querétaro, México
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Santiago de Querétaro, México

• Santiago de Quarter City is the capital of the
  State of Querétaro. Querétaro is located about
  two and a half hours north of México City (125
  miles ), in a region called the Bajío. It is near
  San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato, two major
  tourist attractions. Founded in 1531, it has been
  the capital of the country twice, in 1847 and
  again in 1916. In 1810 the first plans for
  independence were hatched at the Querétaros home
  of Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez (heroine of the
  independence movement) In1848 the
  Mexican-American War was concluded in the city
  with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe
  Hidalgo French emperor Maximilian was executed
  by firing squad on the Cerro de las Campanas
  (north of town) also in 1917 the Mexican
  Constitution, which is still in force, was signed
  in this city.
• Modern and young city - industrial business
  center - considered the best place to live in
  Mexico (invest) - very clean very, very safe -
  university city (young people - 30 universities)
• Best preserved colonial and most beautiful
  historical downtown of the country (baroque
  period almost 500 years of history UNESCO,
  has declared Querétaros historic downtown a
  protected world heritage site)

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• Downtown the Historic District

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• 18th century architecture
• Many churches
• Museums
• Many interesting and historically important
  buildings
• Theaters
• Trolley and pedestrian walkways (gardens)
• Aqueduct (200 years, 25 meters, 70 arches)
• Many parks (Alameda Hidalgo)
• Library
• All type of night clubs - bars - cafés (open
  late)
• 100 restaurants of Mexican authentic food plus
  restaurants such as Pizza Hut, MacDonalds, and
  others
• Different shopping malls - plazas (department
  stores, boutiques, luxurious stores, inexpensive
  stores, and some have very cheap stores)

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Tecnológico de Monterrey, ITESM
(Quéretaro Campus)
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Tecnológico de Monterrey was founded in 1943, and
is one of the best universities in Mexico and
Latin America, with outstanding international
recognition. The Tecnológico de Monterrey has
more than 126,000 registered students and almost
8,000 faculty members on its 33 Campuses.
The Querétaro campus is a medium-size campus with
almost 5,000 students. About 55 of the student
body comes from outside the city. The campus has
been recognized as the best option to pursue
studies in Central Mexico and offers the best
university facilities in the region.
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• Classrooms equipped with multimedia technology
• ATM
• Indoor and outdoor sports areas
• 60 specialized laboratories
• 300 computer with Internet access
• A state-of-the-art conference center
• New gymnasium/auditorium
• The largest library in the state of Queretaro
• Residence hall buildings
• Hundreds of internet hook-ups
• Wireless internet connections in
• the entire campus
• On-campus medical department
• Varsity and intramural teams
• Extracurricular activities

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School Courtyard
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Courses

• Six weeks - May 28 through July 11
• Nine hours of credit (6 Monterrey Tech, and 3
  KSU)
• Requirements Preliminary orientation meetings
  and film-viewing on-campus at KSU, Spring 2007

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Intinerary

• May 28 - Arrival day
• May 29 - Placement, enrollment
• May 30 - Orientation
• June 1 - Welcome party
• June 2 - Trip to Peña de Bernal
• June 4 - First day of classes
• June 6 - Rally
• June 9 - Trip to San Miguel
• June 13 - Piñata contest
• June 16 - First trip (Morelia and Pátzcuaro)
• June 20 - Midterm exam
• June 23 - Trip to Tequisquiapan
• June 27 - Mexican Lunch
• June 30 - Second Trip (DF Museo de
  Antropología, Zócalo, Xochimilco, and
  Teotihuacán)
• July 6 - Last day of classes
• July 9 - End of term ceremony
• July 11 - Departure

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Extracurricular Activities

• Student associations
• Service organizations
• Performing arts groups
• Film club
• Photography training
• Dance classes
• Trips to historical and cultural sites
• www.qro.itesm.mx

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Peña de Bernal
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San Miguel de Allende
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Pátzcuaro
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Morelia
Morelia
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Tequisquiapan
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Chapultepec, Museo de Antropología, Castillo y
Parque de Chapultepec
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El Zócalo, DF
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Teothihuacan
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Xochimilco
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Host Family

• Immerse yourself in the lifestyle and language
  when you share a home with a local family.
  Discover family and cultural traditions.
  Experience Mexican customs, and become fluent in
  Spanish
• Single room
• Three meals a day (seven days a week)
• Cleaning service, laundry and utilities

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• Registration Jennifer Smith
• Study Abroad Office
• 304 Fairchild Hall
• 532-5990
• jasmith_at_ksu.edu
• Price 3400.00 plus airfare