By Meg Hall of University of Vermont Our time at base camp in Cochrane was always madness with needing to accomplish a million things in just a few days. After coming back from our homestays, we had an opportunity to…
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By Meg Hall of University of Vermont Our time at base camp in Cochrane was always madness with needing to accomplish a million things in just a few days. After coming back from our homestays, we had an opportunity to…
By William Seligmann of University of Vermont A fire blazes outside our quincho, bringing a yellow-orange glow to our somber faces. We each sit on a stump, destined to be firewood, or a fancy camp chair that we are…
By Izzy Ellenthal of University of Vermont Gabe, our instructor, dropped us off at the end of a dirt road for our one-week homestay with Norma and Gabino with a huge grin on his face. At the end of…
By Nicole Prom of University of Minnesota Common name: Chilean huemul Scientific name: Hippocamelus bisulcus The huemul is the national animal of Chile, an icon of the country featured on their coat of arms and seen throughout many displays, including…
By Seth Price of Binghamton University Patagonia Student Program – Spring 2020 Semester The tires of the van roll into basecamp. 14 days out in the Chacabuco Valley behind us. 14 days of up-at-sunrise mornings, out-in-the-field afternoons, and in-the-tent…