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In Search of Sphagnum

Written by Paul Karpinski, Northland College Photos by Adam Spencer After tracking huemules, seeing glaciers and learning a plethora of new plants and birds in the alpine glacier valleys surrounding Lago O’Higgins, we had the privilege of visiting Tortel, home…

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Backpacking amongst Glacial giants

Hannah Phelps, Middlebury College January 31st – February 18 Along with learning all about the Patagón culture and ecotourism, Team Condor also went on two backpacking trips during our three-week stay in Río Turbio. On the first trip, we spent…

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Life at Basecamp

Text and Photos by Annie Johnson, College of Saint Benedict We’ve made it! Although we haven’t been in Chile for very long yet, the anticipated basecamp/home of Cochrane has been on our minds since we first found out we were apart…

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Team Condor lands in Chile

Blog and Photos by Maya Morduch-Toubman, Bowdoin College It has already been a week since we started our spring semester in Patagonia, and I know that I will continue to be in awe of the beauty here until the day…