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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…
By Julia Selle, of the University of Vermont Last week, Team Tero headed out on another research trip, this time to the Bien Nacional Protegido (BNP, National Protected Good) Río Mosco, walking from Villa O’Higgins and right next to the…
by Sophie Karolczak, of Wesleyan University Both teams just returned from spending the last eight days in Patagonia National Park performing censuses on guanaco and Ñandú (Darwin’s Rhea). The Patagonia National Park includes the Tamango Reserve, the Jeinimeini Reserve, and…
by Baillie Stein, of Colby College Midday on February 20th, I was sitting in the back of Blue Luv: our big, blue, well-worn, rugged Chevy SUV with “Round River Conservation Studies” emblazoned on either door. We were bringing up the…
By Johannah Frisby, College of Saint Benedict’s On Wednesday October 10th, Round River and 30 students from Cochrane’s elementary school took a day-long field trip to visit our neighboring glacier. Neither group had been to the Cayuqueo Glacier before and…
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…
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…
by Allison Mullen, University of Vermont January 30-February 7 Team Condor For three weeks, Team Condor lived on a campo rented by a Patagón named Marcelo. To get there we drove eight hours south from Cochrane, left the cars at a…
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…
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…
Blog and photos by Shelby Sawyer, Franklin and Marshall College On Thursday, we left the hostel in Coyhaique to begin fieldwork in Cerro Castillo National Reserve. On the way, we picked up Carolina, a local expert on the endangered huemul…
Our Abstract Wild by Mike Howe (Gustavus Adolphus College) *While Mike wrote this blog weeks ago, a busy schedule of early morning bird surveys, academics, and the occasional Patagonian cultural experience (all subjects of future blogs) has kept us from…