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Make Permanent the Sacredness Here

by Siena Wiedmann, of Bowdoin College Like true adventurers, we trekked across the worn boardwalk through the small, colorful town of Caleta Tortel, feeling like the wooden panels might collapse beneath the weight of our heavy backpacks. We had spent…

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Far Out

by Rae Tennent, of Carleton College It’s pretty hard to escape people. In the continental US, it is impossible to get more than 30 miles from a road, so disappearing into the wilderness is only as easy as buying into its…

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Lessons of Gratitude in Puerto Edén

by Ella Mighell, University of Vermont Puerto Eden – remote and isolated might be word associations for a traveler who spends half an hour walking the limited boardwalks of Isla Wellington as the ferry unloads barrels of petroleum, rolls of building…

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Exploring Edén

By Alice Altbaum, University of Puget Sound Photos by Aaron Richards, University of Vermont (Team Aguila) For our final research expedition of the semester, Team Aguila spent 2 weeks in a magical little town called Puerto Edén. Our team traveled…

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The Legend of Rocky

By Aidan Breen, University of Vermont Photos by Aaron Richards (UVM) (Team Aguila) There are two paths in life: one of complexity, materialism, and standardization or one of Rocky. He has experienced it all. From tromping over mountains in lashing…