By Eric Van Dam (University of New Hampshire) Sunsets are a funny thing in Patagonia. As the leaves on the ñirre trees unfurl from their aromatic bundles and newly-born guanacos take their first shaky steps over mats of neneo…
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By Eric Van Dam (University of New Hampshire) Sunsets are a funny thing in Patagonia. As the leaves on the ñirre trees unfurl from their aromatic bundles and newly-born guanacos take their first shaky steps over mats of neneo…
By Sylvia Kinosian (University of Vermont) Being up high is somewhere I’ve always loved to be. As a kid I climbed trees, rocks, scampered around on my roof, pressed my nose to airplane windows. I fell in love with…
November 20, 2014 By Isabelle Lazarus (University of Vermont) Three weeks ago, at a casual visit to the internet café, our instructors were approached by the “upper ups” of CONAF (i.e. the bosses of Orlando and Felidor, the guardasparques…
By Desiree Niewinski (Northland College) This was our first week in the Chacabuco and it lived up to all that we were expecting and more. With the start of steady bird and vizcacha surveys, the scenery of open steppe…
By Kristina Benoist (Westminster College) The group has now entered what we like to call, “Recovery Mode” from the Fjords. This has provided an excuse for eating endless amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables, taking long naps in the…