To Make A Reservation For A Hike
Reservations are required for all hikes and weekend trips, as we must make appropriate arrangements for transportation. Reservations for day hikes are accepted until midnight three days before day hike reservation fee for the 2023-2024 season is 400 pesos for OLL members and 480 pesos for non-members. For simplicity, this is a flat fee which applies to all day hikes, no matter the distance or difficulty.
Reservations may be made online at the Lending Library’s “Online Store” any time after 1 September. Go to https://www.oaxlibrary.org/hikes and follow the directions posted there. Be aware, though, that the Library typically takes reservations no earlier than 30 days before the hike date. Reservations may also be made in person at the circulation desk at the library, which is located at Pino Suarez 519, just a half block south of Llano Park.
All reservations must be paid for at the time they are registered. If a trip is cancelled by the OLL, participants’ reservation fees will be returned. However, the OLL does not offer refunds upon request. If your plans change so that you are unable to take part in an event you registered for, you may give or sell your reservation to someone else. You might accomplish this by word of mouth or by means of a post on the Friends of the Oaxaca Lending Library Facebook page, which you can access HERE. Your substitute can simply give your name when they check in the morning of the tour or hike. Thank you for your understanding.
Since many of our hikes are sold out, please let us know if your plans change and you will not be able to take part in a hike you have reserved so someone else can take your place.
In the event the hike you want to take part in a hike that is sold out, you might want to consider showing up the morning of the outing with the hope of getting a vacant seat. Our experience has been there are almost always some last-minute cancellations or no-shows; but, of course, there is no way to predict this ahead of time.
Whatever additional trip fees are due may be paid in cash when boarding the vans the morning of the event.
Rendezvous point: hike participants should meet in the parking lot on the south side of Llano Park at 8:15 am to check in and pay any additional fees before boarding the van for an 8:30 departure.
I am a permanent Oaxaca resident and have a full time job, so I can´t participate in all your hikes but hope to join you at some point. Also I can´t commit too far in advance. Great project though. By the way, it´s San Bartolomé Quialana.
Hola, Cicely!
Nice to hear from you! I do hope you will be able to join in the fun on some of our hikes this season. The automatic reservation system is set up to accept reservations thru the Tuesday prior to any given hike. If you are not able to commit by then, please send me an e-mail at ginznoaxaca@aol.com to see if we have space available in the van(s) or bus(es) for that week’s outing. I check for e-mail every morning and evening.
Until I saw your comment, I was not aware I could use accent marks in WordPress. Now I know! So Bartolomé it is! As to the last name, local maps differ as to the spelling. Just as Huayapam and Cuilapam are variously spelled with a final “m” or “n”, Quiliana is often shown with a “p”. All very curious to a gringo like me.
– Larry G. Hike Coordinator