Environment, Society, and Culture of Ecuador

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Environment, Society, and Culture of Ecuador

• South America Study
• Abroad Summer 2010

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General Information

• Program Dates
• Depart Chicago OHare Airport on July 27st
• In Ecuador July 27 to August 15, 2010
• 20 days in the Andes Mountains, Tropical
  Rainforest and Galapagos Islands

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General Information

• 4 credit hours Eastern Illinois University
• STA 3970 Study Abroad Undergraduate
• STA 5970 Study Abroad Graduate
• Substitution for the following courses
• EIU 4101 Senior Seminar Spaceship Earth
• GEG 3065 Geography and Culture of Latin America
• GEG or HIS 3970 Study Abroad or FLE 3985
• GEG 1100 G Cultural Geography
• Senior Seminar
• Social and Behavioral Sciences general education
• Honors Program credit
• Independent Study in Geography or Earth Science

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THE AMERICAS
Chicago
Usually it takes about 10 hours from the time we
leave Chicago until the time we arrive in
Ecuador. We usually change planes in Miami or
Houston. Ecuador is in the same time zone as EIU.
Ecuador
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Quito, Ecuador
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Trip Highlights The Jungle
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Trip Highlights The Jungle
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Jungle adventures
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Jungle adventures
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• Galapagos Islands

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Trip Highlights - Galapagos
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Trip Highlights -Galapagos
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Trip Highlights - Galapagos
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Trip Highlights - Ecuador

• Galapagos Islands

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Trip Highlights Ecuador

• Nice lunch and visit to flowers for export
  greenhouse

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Lake QuilotoaIn the Andes Mountains
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EIU Students at Lake Quilotoa
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Trip Highlights - Ecuador

• Indian Market in the Andes Mountains

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Trip Highlights - Ecuador

• Of course we visit the EQUATOR
• when we are in ECUADOR

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Trip Highlights - Ecuador

• Galapagos Islands are waiting for you

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Costs

• Estimated Cost of Trip 6600 plus tuition
• Includes
• 3 Roundtrip Airfares 3 ROUNDTRIP FLIGHTS !
• Flight Chicago OHare to Ecuador
• Flight to the jungle
• Flight to the Galapagos Islands
• 6 days in the Galapagos Islands
• All Hotels, ground transportation, boat to jungle
  lodge
• All entry fees for sites and parks visited
• Meals
• International cell phone for emergency

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Contact Information

• EIU website
• www.eiu.edu/edabroad/programs/facultyled/smith
• DR. BETTY SMITH - 4112 Physical Science Bldg
• [phone]
• besmith_at_eiu.edu

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Informational Meetings

• APPLICATIONS are ON LINE
• EMAIL ME besmith_at_eiu.edu
• OR CALL WITH QUESTIONS
• [phone]

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Good Luck !!

• HOPE YOU CAN COME ALONG !!
• IT WILL BE A GREAT ADVENTURE !!
• BETTY SMITH
• Ph.D. Geography
• M.A. Geography
• B.A. Geography