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Patagonia

Species Profile: Pichy Armadillo

(photo by Jonny Miller)   By Sarah Young (University of New Hampshire ’15)   Pichy Armadillo (Zeadyus pichy) is the only armadillo with a known range in Chilean Patagonia and the only member of the genus Zaedyus. The Big Hairy…

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The Right Place at the Right Time

February 18, 2014 By Chloe Beck (Miami University, Ohio ’16) I realized I was at an interesting place in my life while my instructor was driving three students and I through the future home of Patagonia National Park. We had…

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Events in the Park

February 10, 2014 By Cameron Nevin (University of Vermont ’15)   Cameron here, checking in for the Spring 2014 Patagonia Semester. I should say it’s the summer semester, seeing as the weather here is more of the type. Rain comes…

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Arriving in Patagonia

February 3, 2014 By Nicole Gautier (University of Oregon ’11)     Two weeks into our Patagonia semester, this group of students has rapidly adapted to a mate sipping, calafate berry grazing, windswept collective. Our majors range from philosophy to…

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Jeinimeni Adventure

By Andrew Newcomb (Colby College)   Having completed our final exams and projects, we set out on Thursday the 5th for a five day backpacking trip. After a whirlwind morning packing session, we drove an hour east in the valley…