Section Description

This is a winter break travel/study course. This study-abroad and service-learning course focuses on issues of land use, distribution, and reform in Ecuador. Today, social movements in Ecuador are at the global forefront of grassroots political organization and egalitarian land reform. This two-week-long course provides students with an experiential introduction to the Andean region through the historical, cultural, political, ecological, and physical geography of Ecuador. Stays with families, participatory agricultural work, lectures from Ecuadorian scholars and officials, visits to institutions, and guided hikes. Notes: Student course fee $1622; Mandatory pre-departure meetings will be announced; Cross-listed w/GEOG 190. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. For more info contact instructor, nshear@uvm.edu.