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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…