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Heading to Chacabuco
After a sumptuous breakfast of oatmeal and fresh-picked cherries, Dam Analyst Squad left PAEX headquarters and headed to Chacabuco. During our road trip we traveled along our river of study, the Rio...
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Exploring Estancia Valle Chacabuco
Bolstered by a delicious dinner of fire-roasted lamb the previous night, Dam Analyst Squad and Co. was ready to begin its first day at Estancia Valle Chacabuco (literally, Valley Chacabuco Ranch).This...
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Last Day at Estancia Valley Chacabuco
Today we expanded our trekking repertoire and hiked again, this time to a small lagoon. Moving across guanaco territory, we were graced by hordes of small burrs pricking our legs and clinging...
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Meetings in Cochrane
Today we travelled from Chacabuco to Cochrane. Once in Cochrane, we spent the day meeting stakeholders in the proposed dam project.The most educational meeting of the day was with Cesar Meneba and...
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Chile Chico – Patagonia’s Windy City
When we stepped out of the van in Chile Chico this morning, we were greeted by gale force winds striking our faces. Apparently typical in this region, wind in Chile Chico is powerful enough to knock us...
View ArticleDay One in Coyhaique
Today we begin the first of three days in Coyhaique, the capital of the Aysen region. During our stay here, we will participate in meetings and make a presentation at a scientific conference on...
View ArticleSunday = Fun-day
Ahh, today we spend the day as free women! Libre from our work as M.Eng. candidates, Dam Analyst Squad spent the day on the town.Around noon, after a leisurely morning of showers (finally!) and...
View ArticleScience Conference: Hydroelectric Power in Patagonia
Phew, today was a long day! From 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Dam Analyst Squad spent time with biologists, economists, lawyers, engineers and oceanographers learning about different aspects surrounding...
View ArticleThe Expedition Begins!
On behalf of Dam Analyst Squad, I would like to say: we are pumped to begin our 10-day expedition into the Patagonian wilderness! Starting tomorrow, Dam Analyst Squad and Co. will begin an adventure in...
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We Made It!
After a 30-hour journey from Puerto Bertrand, Chile, to Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dam Analyst Squad has returned to the States. Although our sense of season was snapped to attention upon our arrival in...
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