January 4-14, 2024
Registration Deadline: October 6, 2023
*Pricing: $7,769 per person (minimum 12 travelers)
*Prices are per person and based on double occupancy. Single room supplements are available.
– Take in the incredible scenery, sparkling freshwater lakes, and temperate forests of Chile’s heartland.
– Learn about the indigenous Llaguepulli Mapuche community and their efforts to maintain their way of life in modern-day Chile.
– Spend the day at a Patagonian ranch on a secluded peninsula, accessible only by boat.
– Experience the unique wonder of Patagonia’s Torres del Paine National Park and learn about reforestation efforts.
– Explore all that Santiago has to offer and trace the history of the human rights movement in Chile.
Megan McDonald has been teaching Spanish language at Lewis & Clark since 2007. She is an editor and contributing author of Spanish textbooks. Before LC she taught at the University of Oregon and University of Washington. Megan is looking forward to exploring Chile from Santiago to Patagonia.
Freddy Vilches was born and raised in Santiago and travels there a couple of times a year. He joined the faculty at Lewis & Clark in 2006, specializing in Latin American Literature of the 20th and 21st centuries. Currently, he is working on a manuscript on the use of poetry in the Chilean New Song Movement, and published articles on Chilean and Latin American detective novels. He is an accomplished musician, composer and producer. Professor Vilches has led four successful alumni and friends trips to Cuba over the last 5 years.
Together, Freddy and Megan have traveled across Latin America including Mexico, Cuba, and Bolivia, and have been leaders for semester-long student programs to Cuba and Mexico. They have raised 3 bilingual children, the youngest of whom is a Freshman at Lewis & Clark. The entire family has spent much time in Chile.
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