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Wellesley Education Expedition
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| A South
American Mosiac: Argentina, Chile, and Patagonia |
2007
January
16 – 30
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Join Wellesley alumnae
and friends on a journey that combines Buenos
Aires and Santiago, the cosmopolitan capitals
of Argentina and Chile, with the natural landscapes
of Patagonia. We begin the tour in Buenos Aires.
With its broad boulevards, 19th-century French
architecture, and Parisian-style outdoor cafés,
the city’s European influence is striking.
We’ll visit the famous Teatro Colón,
modeled after the Paris Opera House, and tour
local museums. As a special feature, we will
visit private art collections and meet with artists
at their studios.
Traveling through a passageway carved by three lakes, we will cross the Andes
Mountains by catamaran, from Argentina’s San Carlos de Bariloche to
Chile’s Puerto Montt. From there, we continue to Punta
Arenas, a bustling port city. We will enjoy lunch in the Sara Braun
mansion, built at the end of the 19th century, when the city prospered as a port-of-call
for ships circumnavigating the world. We continue our journey into Chilean Patagonia,
spending three nights at the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of Torres del Paine National
Park. Set amid monolithic granite spires and azure-colored lakes and glaciers,
the park is home to condors, foxes, rheas, and guanacos. We will wind up in Santiago,
Chile’s cosmopolitan capital set in the shadow of the Andes. From here,
we will also explore the valleys of Chile’s central region, where the country’s
renowned wines are produced, and have lunch at an historic winery.
As an optional pre-tour extension, fly to Buenos Aires early and venture north
to the rain forest in Iguazú National Park. The Iguazú Falls—one
of the wonders of the world, with 272 separate cataracts—are greater than
either Niagara or Victoria Falls.
For those of you who would like to spend more time in South America, there is
a post-trip extension to the historic port city of Valparaíso and
to the remote Easter Island. Known as Chile’s
Pacific gem, the island is known for its hundreds of moai, the giant, tight-lipped
basalt statues. We hope you’ll join us for this rare chance to explore
South America’s cosmopolitan culture and its
natural, raw beauty.
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Alejandro
Frango is a native of Argentina
and a graduate from the University of Buenos Aires, with post-graduate work at
the University of London. He brings with him extensive cultural and historical
knowledge of Argentina, Patagonia, and Chile. He teaches courses in philosophy
and Argentine and Latin American contemporary
literature as well as in “Gastrosophy,” an analysis of Western culture
based on what has been eaten and drunk. His historical research and studies of
Argentine traditions and literature provides exciting insight into the native
way of life and the particular Argentine way of thinking and feeling.
Edward Shaw is a lecturer, writer,
art
collector, photographer, curator, and art critic. He lived in Buenos Aires for
over 40 years after graduating from Princeton University with a degree in Latin
American history. Since 1998, he has called Chile his home. He is the author
of At Home in Buenos Aires. |
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Trip
Details |
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reservation and/or a detailed itinerary of this
tour, please contact:
Jayne Lew, Assistant
Director of Travel
Phone: 781-283-2389
Email: travelprograms@alum.wellesley.edu
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Duration: 14
days
Activity Level: Moderate
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