November 26, 2019
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November 5, 2019
A Visit to Cusco
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October 7, 2019
A Land of Magic
Peru
Amazon Studies
Faculty Post
Burning in the Amazon: Different Fires, Different Outcomes
by Laura Morales, Ph.D.
We checked in with Dr. Laura Morales, our lead faculty member at the SFS Center for Amazon Studies (based in the Iquitos region of Northwestern Peru) about the recent fires blazing in the Amazon. Dr. Morales and other faculty members...
August 27, 2019
Peru
Amazon Studies
Staff Post
10 Reasons to Study Abroad in Peru
by Lora Doughty
Peru: Amazing Amazon Imagine peering out across the horizon – and all that meets the eye is dense green foliage. You take a deep breath, and the sweet, warm air of the surrounding forest envelops you as the sounds...
August 20, 2019
Peru
Amazon Studies
Faculty Post
The Right to Decide
by Lisbet Christoffersen, Ph.D.
The Right to Decide: Culture and Crop Diversity in the Andes In times where food production increasingly concentrates in large corporate monopolies, and the ingredients in our processed meals are based on still fewer crops, looking into the field of...
April 9, 2019
Peru
Amazon Studies
Student Post
SFS Peru: A Reflection
by Katie Brown
As I sit down to write this blog, I reflect upon my journey abroad and all that it has meant to me. The people I’ve met, the friends I’ve made, the places I’ve gone. It all adds up to an...
April 8, 2019
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March 22, 2019
People and Conservation in the Western Amazon
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March 12, 2019
A Living Museum
Peru
Amazon Studies
Student Post
Culture-Conscious Conservation in the Amazon
by Katelyn Hammel
As I tilt my head back and gaze up at the Milky Way stretching over the Yarapa River, I think about everything that I’ve seen today. The morning began with a hike where we followed ocelot tracks and called to...
March 12, 2019
Peru
Amazon Studies
Faculty Post
"Science Jamming" about Collpas on the Sucusari
by Laura Morales, Ph.D.
Why do we and other animals eat earth? More specifically, why do animals in the Western Amazon eat earth from certain places and how does this behavior affect them and the forest? What do people (scientists and locals) know about...
February 26, 2019
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February 11, 2019
First Impressions of Peru
Peru
Amazon Studies
Student Post
Final Impressions of Peru
by Sam Slevens
At the beginning of the fall semester, we asked student Sam Slevens about her first impressions of Peru. Now, as the semester comes to a close, she shared her thoughts with us again. The dreaded week has come… our time...
December 6, 2018
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December 5, 2018
On the Road Again
Peru
Amazon Studies
Student Post
"Firsts" in Peru
by Molly Sayles
1. First time experiencing fabulous new fruits. We have been lucky enough to visit local chacras and sometimes the farmers hack into a fruit with a machete and let us try it! We didn’t eat this little pineapple, but...
November 7, 2018
Peru
Amazon Studies
Student Post
Bears, Bromeliads, Bosque de Nubes
by Lindsay Finnell
Hey friends and folks! We’ve just returned from two weeks in the Cusco region to the full brunt of tropical heat. Cusco is located in the Sacred Valley of the Peruvian Andes at around 12,000 ft, and we were blessed...
October 26, 2018
