A small festival among friends, the 2008 Rural Tourism Fair will be the eighth annual fair created by Planeta.com and friends in Oaxaca City.

The fair highlights rural travel and ecotourism and brings together inspired travelers, local travel providers, community leaders, indigenous artisans, media, academics and students.

The schedule will be developed using the methodology of Open Space Technology (poster) and shared on the Oaxaca Wikispace. In town look for information at Amigos del Sol, Pino Suárez #802.

There will be guided and self-guided tours focusing on artesania, biking, coffee, energy, food, markets and Oaxaca's historic and notable trees. If you cannot join us in person, share photos of rural tourism where you live in our popular Rural Tourism Flickr group.

Visitors with web skills (Google Earth, Flickr, YouTube, Wiki) are encouraged to share their knowledge with locals at workshops that will be convened at cybercafes in Oaxaca City and surrounding villages during the event.