Study Tour Amazon, 2006

Swimming with piranhas, sleeping in a thatched roof house, searching for the rare Amazonian pink dolphin and checking out the grubs - fresh or fried - at the local market are just a few of the adventures you can expect to have when you spend spring break in a rainforest. Every other spring, the Department of Biology sponsors a week-long tour to the rainforests of Peru, where students learn about medical botany and rainforest ecology first-hand.