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Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center
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Aerial view of two humpback whales near the surface of the ocean.
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A Month in Chile and a Clearer Path Forward

June 10, 2026
I was still in pajamas when I ran down to the beach. Drone in one hand, a drybag slung over my shoulder, I picked my way over slick, uneven rocks from the cabin to the shoreline....