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Homestays

by Emily Taylor of University of Vermont Homestays. One week ago, we were all dropped off by the familiarity of our instructors and the comfort of speaking English, into the home of a local family. On Thursday of last week,…

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Life is…

by Robyn Walker-Spencer of Bowdoin College The sun rises on a quiet campsite, cool mist swirling around a full rainbow of tents as gray light trickles in over the horizon. Before long the fauna of Camping Aquasol make their voices…

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Trekking Through Tamango!

By Sam Cahaly of Colby College Our first backpacking trip took place in the Tamango sector of the Patagonian National Park, a 3-day ordeal that would overall include about 22 km of hiking with a day of rest in the…

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Feeling Like Crap in the Chacabuco Valley

By Ella Doyle from University of Vermont Our first research project of the semester was to determine the Least Acceptable Change (LAC) on the hiking trails that run from Valle Chacabuco to Lago Jeinimeni in Parque Nacional Patagonica (PNP). LAC…

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A Day in The Life

By Travis Goodin from Westminster College Life is brought into the camp with an early sunrise and the soothing calls of the camp owners’ roosters and the native southern lapwing.  As the breakfast crew makes their way out of their…

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The Round River Spanglish Dictionary

There were many goals for this trip. For us as RRCS students the main goal was to learn a little about the local culture and kids and possibly pass some of our knowledge, the little we may have, on. Round River´s were to build a relationship with the local community and to help to ensure future protection for BNP El Mosco. The local students goals hopefully mirrored the RRCS students goals in coming to Patagonia: to get exposed to something new and possibly further their knowledge of the natural world and help to conserve it.

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The Least Acceptable Change (LAC) Research Project Wasn’t LACking on Fun

Our goal (team 4) for the day was to survey the Los Coigues trail and the remainder of the Los Carpinteros trail. We hiked along quickly, taking many data points, and only stopping to eat lunch at a lakeside beach, finishing the 12k day at 2:30pm. As we drove back to basecamp to return to the other 3 teams, I was left feeling grateful that I was able to spend the past days in beautiful Tamango, surrounded by wildflowers and songbirds, doing research I enjoyed.

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Furioso

By Quincy Buickerood of the University of Puget Sound Huemul deer are an endangered medium sized deer with less than 3000 individuals in South America. The Huemul deer is on the emblem of Chile and loved by many Chileans. After…

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Embroidery with Marisol

By James Lane of Colby College One chilly spring afternoon, all of the Round River Patagonia students, as well as our instructors, crowded into the warmth and coziness of Jose and Claudia´s house. We were there to learn some embroidery…

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Guana Go to Valle Chacabuco?

By Bailey Fuhrmann of the University of Puget Sound On October 3rd we left for Valle Chacabuco to conduct guanaco (Lama guanacoe) research for the week. The goal of our research was to map the extent of guanaco and estimate…

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Life on the Campo

By Lily Simko of the University of Montana Back in March, Jack and I were dropped off at Norma and Gavino’s campo. We were nervous, excited, and unsure of what to expect. One-week later Sara would arrive to find Nellie…