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Patagonia

In Valle Chacabuco

Written October 9, 2015 By Robin Lewis (Colby College)   It’s a strange thing to become desensitized to a place like this, but it is happening—slowly. For example, I know now to expect mountains when I unzip my tent in…

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First trip to the Chacabuco

Written September 29, 2015 By Ryan Colarusso (University of Vermont)   Yesterday we returned from our first overnight excursion away from base camp. We travelled into the Chacabuco Valley, part of the future Patagonia National Park, where we day-hiked and…

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Welcome Home

Written by Lily Spechler  (University of Vermont)   Within two hours of driving from our hostel, Cabañas Nino, in Coyhaique to our base camp at Cochrane, the paved road clunked to a close, and our truck hiccupped its way onto…

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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…