ASHLI AKINS
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Today is the final day of the National Geographic Explorers Fest (the first festival to be held virtually). As I reflected on why I felt...

I have conducted over 100 interviews in the past couple of years with Andean mothers. One of the most heartbreaking parts of each...

“Get out, rats.” “Merino isn’t my President.” “I’d rather die of COVID than an overdose of indifference.” These are just a few of the...

The dangers of traveling to remote Quechua communities in the time of COVID-19. It has taken me awhile to write this story, because I...