By Hailey Kellison of University of Puget Sound My first backpacking trip in Patagonia entailed a 12 km hike in the lower region of Aysen within the Patagonia national park. My group was led by my instructors Sara, Claudia,…
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By Hailey Kellison of University of Puget Sound My first backpacking trip in Patagonia entailed a 12 km hike in the lower region of Aysen within the Patagonia national park. My group was led by my instructors Sara, Claudia,…
by McQuillen Martinez of Colby College I arrived at Boston Logan Airport about three and a half hours early for my flight to JFK from where I would board my connecting flight to Santiago, Chile. I have not done…
By Lucca Sterrer of University of Vermont Walking through the rich forests of Southern Patagonia, it is not uncommon to be approached by one or a few of these brightly colored, curious little birds. Thorn-tailed Rayaditos (Aphrastura spinicauda) are…
By Anna Bosco of Oberlin College When I think of Patagonia, one of the first images that comes to mind is that of vast, hilly expanses covered in neneo bushes. Neneo (Mulinum spinosum), a medium-sized cushion plant, dominates the arid…
Kira Warm of Sara Lawrence College The Rhea penneta, commonly known as Lesser Rhea in English (or Ñandu in Spanish), is a flightless bird that looks similar to a small ostrich. These birds inhabit open scrub grasslands in Patagonia as…