Ecuador

This program focuses on intensive language study, and the history, culture, and socio-economic institutions of Ecuador. Following an orientation program in Quito, the program is centered in Cuenca and includes field trips to Jatun Sacha (primary rain forest) as well as local areas of interest. Students live with host families while in Cuenca.

Ecuador Spring 2018

Academic study will focus on intensive language study, and the history, culture, and socio-economic institutions of Ecuador. Following an orientation program in Quito, the student participants will be based in Cuenca and take field trips to Jatun Sacha (primary rain forest) as well as local areas of interest.

Ecuador Spring 2017

Academic study will focus on intensive language study, and the history, culture, and socio-economic institutions of Ecuador. Following an orientation program in Quito, the program is centered in Cuenca and includes field trips to Jatun Sacha (primary rain forest) as well as local areas of interest. Students live with host families while in Cuenca.

Ecuador Spring 2016

Academic study will focus on intensive language study, and the history, culture, and socio-economic institutions of Ecuador. Following an orientation program in Quito, the 12 student participants will be based in Cuenca and take field trips to Jatun Sacha (primary rain forest) as well as local areas of interest. Students live with host families while in Cuenca.

Ecuador Spring 2015

Academic study focuses on intensive language study, and the history, culture, and socio-economic institutions of Ecuador. The program is centered in Cuenca and includes field trips to Jatun Sacha (primary rain forest) as well as local areas of interest. The 7 students on this program lived with host families while in Cuenca.

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Follow these 14 students as they explore Ecuadorian and South American culture through study of Spanish, history, biology, and more. Amauta Spanish School provides opportunities for growth through volunteerships in and around Cuenca and host family placements. The first week is spent in Quito, but the program is based in Cuenca. Excursions include the mangrove forests, high cloud forests, amazon rain forest, and the indigenous community of Cañar.

Diving Deeper into Coral Reef Ecology at Lady Elliot Island

Another day in paradise. Today marked our third day on Lady Elliot Island, and it’s easy to see that we’re all getting used to this. Waking up early isn’t a challenge with the bright sun and the cacophony of seabirds, but for once no one is upset, as our first activity is a quick snorkel […]

Journey to the top of Queensland – 5/4/18

Today marked our last day at Carnarvon, with our next stop to be the Great Barrier Reef. Although we’ve stayed at Carnarvon Gorge longer than expected due to the cyclone off the eastern coast, it allowed us to explore even more of the beautiful park. We were woken again by the sounds of Laughing Kookaburras, […]

Great Times at Great Kepple

April 7, 2018 Our first full day on Great Kepple Island! We spent the morning in lecture learning about coral, coral reefs (there’s a difference!), conservation and the general weather trends that can dictate the biogeography of the ocean. While some had come into this program with invertebrate knowledge from classes at Lewis and Clark, […]

Planes, trains, automobiles and the amazing reef!

On April 10th I woke up to the sound of the train wheels clacking. It was 5:30 in the morning. I was so tired but also so thrilled to be traveling to a new destination. Soon after we woke from the comfy and unique accommodation of the train, we all gathered our belongings and hopped […]

Under the Milky Way Tonight

On April 3, 2018 we stayed at the Takarakka bush resort in Carnarvon Gorge. One of the many highlights of Carnarvon George is the sky. Specifically, the entire Milky Way. Which, as our tutor brought up, used to be a sight that everyone could see. It is because of our cities light pollution that […]