La Maria

i actually emailed this place in patagonia.
but unfortunately, it seems like somewhat of a farce.

first of all, it's only 10 days.
i learned my lesson after going to guatemala that, although it's an enjoyable trip, you really need more time than that to get aquainted with your environment.

second, looking through the itinerary, it seems that out of those 10 days you're only really excavating for 2 of them.
now that's some bullshit.

it seems that they have this set up more for toursits than aspiring archaeologists.
the program calls for more museum trips than actual digging.

my guess is that they only really have this one site to dig at, and they're milking it for all it's worth by keeping the amount of excavation down to a minimum, hence 2 days out of every 10.

that really sucks cuz it's right in the heart of where i want to be, and as far as i can discern, there aren't really any other legitimate field schools in either the Patagonia or Pampas regions.

¡Qué lástima!