Journey Mexico empowers guests to help protect Mexico’s legacy. We request $100 USD per traveler, per trip which goes into our Positive Impact Fund. We donate 100% of these contributions to carefully selected Mexican NGOS to support their work. Our guests have the opportunity to visit the projects and see the impact of their contributions firsthand through curated Journey experiences. We currently partner with Arca Tierra in Xochimilco, Mexico City, and Fundación Haciendas del Mundo Maya (FHMM) in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexican Caribbean.

Arca Tierra works to revive and preserve Xochimilco’s ancient “floating gardens” known as chinampas. These are agricultural islands built on a lake that were innovated over 1000 years ago by Indigenous communities, sustaining farming families and providing Mexico City with food for centuries. Impact so far: Journey travelers have funded the full rehabilitation of two inactive chinampas for crop cultivation and sponsored the training of a cohort of young chinampa farmers from both practical and business perspectives.

FHMM works closely with Maya communities to strengthen livelihoods related to traditional practices. The program guides community members to form and lead artisan collectives, sustainably crafting items like clothing, homeware, honey, and vegetables that are the focus of tourism experiences and sold through the collaborative brands Taller Maya and Traspatio Maya. Impact so far: Journey travelers have helped to fund the the development of community-led tourism opportunities in six new member communities – X-Tohbil, Mahas, Nohsuytún, Holcá, Actuncoh, and Santa María Aznar.