Cape Horn Sub-Antarctic Ecotour
March 2017
Journey to the island territory of the Cape Horn region in Chile, explore the UNESCO Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, learn from distinguished University of North Texas faculty and alumni, and be inspired by the vast biodiversity.
The island territory of the Cape Horn region is one of the few places in the world that has not been dramatically transformed by humans. It is a remote place where the singular lives of a myriad of living beings unfold, entangled in diverse and uncommon ecological and human dynamics. In this sense, the southern pinnacle of the Southern Hemisphere emerges in the 21st century, as an ethical space where diverse “ethos”, or human and non-human ways of inhabiting, inspire and move global society in its search for environmental, economic, and social sustainability. “Ecotourism with Hand Lens” is an innovated practice which has been developed in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve at the Omora Ethnobotanical Park on the southern shore of the Beagle Channel in Puerto Williams, the capital of the Antarctic Province of Chile.
The University of North Texas is proud to be a leader in biocultural research through the Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program in Chile. The University was among the first to receive the Partners of the Americas grant which was launched by the United States Secretary of State, Mr. John Kerry to support the development of educational field courses and research opportunities.
More information will be coming soon.