INSPIRE2021 ExtensionsJuly 16 - 21 and/or July 26 - 31Make the most of your group's INSPIRE2021 experience by extending your pilgrimage to other holy sites in Central and South America. Our recommended extensions can be added before or after INSPIRE.
Itineraries for these options are detailed below.
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Custom Extensions
Want a longer or shorter pilgrimage extension?
Groups may lengthen or shorten any of our recommended itineraries. Let us know your preferred travel dates, and we will modify your quote accordingly. Have a different destination in mind? Fully customized extensions can be created for groups with 15 or more pilgrims. If you have a specific itinerary in mind, please email the details to info@JMJyouth.com. We will create a quote based on your plans. 
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Colombia
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....Arrival, Mass somewhere, Dinner Day 2 Date or Date ....Walking Tour - Plaza de Bolivar: Cathedral, Archbishop'a Palace, Capilla del Sagrario, Capitolio Nacional, Museo Santa Clara, lunch at restaurants nearby / relax in Parque Metropolitano Tercer Milenio... Day 3 Date or Date ....Churches around town, will require driving (in no particular order): Santuario Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Parroquia San Alfonso (Near downtown). It has the Senor de Los Milagros. http://psanalfonso.org/historia-de-la-parroquia/ (break for lunch) Iglesia de la Tercera Orden Iglesia Nuestra Senor de Lourdes El Jardín de Amor de Santa María Day 4 Date or Date ....DAY TRIP: Salt Cathedral (half day travel and cathedral, afternoon free in town) >> On the day that you go to visit la Catedral de Sal. You could go to El senor de la Piedra en Sopo. This is an approved site by the church of the apparition of Jesus in a rock on March 16, 1754. It has been approved by the church on September 7, 1848. Page https://www.elcampesino.co/santuario-del-senor-de-la-piedra-en-sopo-cundinamarca/ Also when you go to sopo there is an area you can eat great desserts called La Cabana Alpina. It is very common for tourist to go there to get a nice dessert. Day 5 Date or Date ....DAY TRIP: La Chorrera Waterfall, req. 3-hour hike to the fall Experience the picturesque countryside outside of Bogotá on this scenic day trip. After a convenient hotel pick up, travel by private vehicle to La Chorrera waterfall, the highest in Colombia at 1935 feet (590 meters). To reach the falls, enjoy a three-hour (round trip) hike. Along the way, pass through a “fog forest” of bromeliads and orchids and stop at El Chiflón, a smaller waterfall that you can walk behind. Day 6 Date or Date .... Day 7 Date Transfer to Barcelona for your flight to Rome for INSPIRE2020. or Day 7 Date .... |
Costa Rica Mission
Serve alongside Family Missions Company's full-time missionaries in Allende or General Cepeda, Mexico. On these mission trips, mornings are spent engaged in Christian service, through building projects, visiting the elderly and sick, and praying with those we encounter. The whole experience is wrapped in prayer and fellowship. In the evenings, your missionary team travels to nearby barrios (neighborhoods) or ejidos (desert communities) to celebrate Mass, hold prayer meetings, and share testimonies.
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.... Day 2 Date or Date .... Day 3 Date or Date .... Day 4 Date or Date .... Day 5 Date or Date .... Day 6 Date or Date ....Monday-Saturday 6 Days, so possible reduction in cost Some highlights of a mission trip to Costa Rica are work projects, sharing of Scripture and personal testimony, praise and worship in local schools, and other acts of service to the poor. A “desert day,” a time of prayer and silence with the Lord, will be spent at a location that displays the beauty of God’s creation. Day 7 Date ... or Day 7 Date .... |
Guatemala
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....Arrival in Guatemala City Day 2 Date or Date .... Guatemala City Day 3 Date or Date .... Day Trip to Santiago Atitlán Day 4 Date or Date .... Day Trip to Esquipulas Day 5 Date or Date .... Day Trip to Antigua and Volcán Pacaya Day 6 Date or Date .... Depart Guatemala City for home PanamáDay 1 Date or Date
.... Day 2 Date or Date .... Day 3 Date or Date .... Day 4 Date or Date .... Day 5 Date or Date .... Day 6 Date or Date .... Get started HERE!Get a personalized quote for your large group of 15 or more pilgrims by filling out this form.
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Mexico Missions
Serve alongside Family Missions Company's full-time missionaries in Allende or General Cepeda, Mexico. On these mission trips, mornings are spent engaged in Christian service, through building projects, visiting the elderly and sick, and praying with those we encounter. The whole experience is wrapped in prayer and fellowship. In the evenings, your missionary team travels to nearby barrios (neighborhoods) or ejidos (desert communities) to celebrate Mass, hold prayer meetings, and share testimonies.
Allende, Mexico
Day 1 Date or Date .... Day 2 Date or Date .... Day 3 Date or Date .... Day 4 Date or Date .... Day 5 Date or Date .... Day 6 Date or Date .... Day 7 Date ...7 Days, Monday - Sunday (bc of flights between MEX and Piedras Negras) On this trip, mornings are spent engaged in Christian service, through building projects, visiting the elderly and sick, and praying with those we encounter. The whole experience is wrapped in prayer and fellowship. In the evenings, our team travels to nearby barrios (neighborhoods) or ejidos (desert communities) to celebrate Mass, hold prayer meetings, and share testimonies. A “desert day,” a time of prayer and silence with the Lord, is usually spent in the beautiful foothills of Tejocote or the desert spring oasis of Palmira, Villa Union. One day during the mission trip is devoted to a pilgrimage to the capital city of Piedras Negras to explore the local market and visit the Cathedral of the Martyrs of Christ the King. or Day 7 Date .... General Cepeda, Mexico Day 1 Date or Date .... Day 2 Date or Date .... Day 3 Date or Date .... Day 4 Date or Date .... Day 5 Date or Date .... Day 6 Date or Date .... Day 7 Date ...Monday - Friday (bc of flights between MEX and Saltillo) 5 Days, so possible reduction in cost On this trip, mornings are spent engaged in Christian service, through building projects, visiting the elderly and sick, and praying with those we encounter. The whole experience is wrapped in prayer and fellowship. In the evenings, our team travels to nearby ejidos, or desert communities, to celebrate Mass, hold prayer meetings, and share testimonies. One day during the mission trip is devoted to a pilgrimage to the capital city of Saltillo to visit the Cathedral of St. James, the Miracle Chapel (Capilla de Milagros), and the local market. >> This will be partial day on the final day, followed by a drop-off at the airport for a 4:45pm departure. or Day 7 Date .... |