Written by Stacie Wright (University of Vermont)   The Thamalakane river borders the campsite that we stay at in Maun. On many occasions we’ve been able to catch a glimpse of a hippo that moves up and down the river….

Written by Max Beal, Northland College   After packing our bags on the last night of midterms, we all woke up bright and early to catch the 7:00 AM colectivo to start our journey into Corcovado National Park. We met up…

by Carolina May, College of William and Mary Photos also by Carolina May, unless otherwise noted. After arriving in Puerto Jimenez, we spent a restful day exploring the town, drinking lots of smoothies, and running errands (including sending our laundry…

By Ben Borgmann-Winter (Middlebury College) This is our ninth day at our current campsite in NG41. By now it feels like home—hammocks and slack lines have been strung, the campfire circle has seen a few barbeques, and the call of…

Text and pictures by Aaron Richards, University of Vermont Team Aguila   Last week we had homestays with Chilean farmers for 3 nights, which was our deepest immersion into Chilean culture so far. We were divided into pairs and on the…