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JEINIMENI (“hey my money”)

By Rachel Ross (University of Michigan ’14) “I just don’t want to forget this in 5 years y’know?” Devan’s sentiment reverberated through all of our heads as we stomped on over cobbles silently. It was day 3 of the Jeinimeni…

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In Cochrane With the Jeinimeni Blues

By John Crockett (Colby College) This week we put an end to our science, spending a few more days on birds and vizcachas before returning to Cochrane. The last days of field surveys were particularly fruitful. We saw a great…

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Trek to the top of Tamangito    

By Clara Friedman (Macalester College) We started this week of Chacabuco field work with plenty of excitement on the horizon. Following our dramatic discovery last week of the itinerary and food schedule of the mysterious “Riverdale Outdoors” leadership trip, bets…

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(Vi)Scotch on the Rocks

By Ava Lewis (Carleton College)   With the CONAF presentations proudly behind us, we finally got our feet soaked in our first full week of Chacabuco fieldwork. After a short visit to the administración headquarters the previous week, we hit…

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Synergy

By Max Carlin (College of St. John’s and St. Ben’s) Another week has passed here in the Aysen region. It is clear now that winter does in fact come to southern Chile: the sun and heat that seemed so eternal…