{"id":3771,"date":"2024-02-21T06:47:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T06:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfs.local\/program\/the-patagonian-winter\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T17:30:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:30:18","slug":"the-patagonian-winter","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/center\/chile\/program\/the-patagonian-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Patagonian Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With June comes the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, a significant period of the year for both ecology and society. Join SFS Chile in the rugged landscape of Southern Patagonia, at 51 \u00b0S latitude, for a deeply interdisciplinary exploration of how ecology and society intertwine to usher in the new season. Travel to the world-famous Torres del Paine National Park to study how terrestrial and freshwater plants and animals have adapted to meet this yearly challenge in the land of glaciers. Celebrate the indigenous New Year on the night of the Winter Solstice and learn how lifeways adapt to the extreme southern environment. Take time to explore the various&nbsp;facets&nbsp;of winter at the southern end of the Americas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visit&nbsp;Torres del Paine National Park, where&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;see guanacos, flightless&nbsp;\u00f1and\u00fas, and traverse the broadleaf evergreen forests near the ice wall of the Grey Glacier.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Embark on a multi-day expedition to El Calafate, Argentina, where you will explore Los&nbsp;Glaciares&nbsp;National Park, Laguna&nbsp;Nimez&nbsp;Municipal Ecological Reserve, and&nbsp;Perito&nbsp;Moreno Glacier \u2013 one of the largest glaciers in Argentina.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Celebrate We&nbsp;Tripantu&nbsp;\u2013 the&nbsp;winter&nbsp;solstice \u2013 and&nbsp;learn about&nbsp;Kaw\u00e9sqar&nbsp;indigenous knowledge&nbsp;during&nbsp;the longest night.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spend your summer studying the biodiversity and fragile habitats of southern Chile. The trails of national parks like Torres del Paine and the expansive Patagonian steppe become your classroom as you explore the region from high-alpine forests to glaciers to the lower-elevation steppe. You\u2019ll practice animal observation and census techniques on species like the guanaco, Andean condor, and elusive puma, and explore how nature adapts in extreme conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":5188,"template":"","location":[92],"class_list":["post-3771","program","type-program","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-chile"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/3771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/program"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=3771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}