Experts by Destination: South America
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Randy Babb
Biologist Randy Babb has served as a consultant for National Geographic television programs on ecology. A specialist in herpetology, Randy has taught rain forest ecology courses in Latin America and enjoys introducing people of all ages to the creatures of the jungle—from large mammals to the tiniest insects and frogs... More »
Kitty Coley
Kitty Coley is a geologist, naturalist, and avid birder who serves as a consultant to National Geographic magazine for articles related to her expertise and has led expeditions for National Geographic for more than eight years. She worked as a geologist for 15 years before becoming involved full-time in expedition travel... More »
Taylor Edwards
Conservation Biologist Taylor Edwards is an Assistant Staff Scientist at the University of Arizona's Human Origin’s Genotyping Laboratory where he oversees public testing for National Geographic's Genographic Project (an innovative project where people can trace their ancestry back 60,000 years using DNA). His background is a combination of wildlife ecology and molecular biology and he combines the two in his conservation research... More »
Peter Frost
Peter Frost is a writer, photographer, archaeologist, and National Geographic grantee who has spent much of his life exploring Peru. His published works include guides to the Cusco region and a local book on Machu Picchu... More »
Michael Melford
National Geographic photographer Michael Melford has produced over 30 stories for National Geographic Traveler magazine, including eight covers. Some of Michael's recent assignments have focused on America's national parks, and the need to preserve them... More »
Karin Muller
Author, filmmaker, photographer, and adventurer Karin Muller set out twelve years ago to travel and document the world's great historic highways. Her 4,000-mile trek from Quito to Santiago resulted in an acclaimed international television documentary, Along the Inca Road, on National Geographic Explorer and the National Geographic Channel, and a book published by Adventure Press... More »
Flip Nicklin
National Geographic photographer and marine biologist Flip Nicklin is widely regarded as one of the world's leading photographers of whales. His majestic photos and amazing audio tracks of humpbacks and killer whales have been featured in numerous National Geographic magazines and television specials... More »
Carlos Romero
Native Ecuadoran Carlos Romero has participated in scientific expeditions, published numerous papers on the wildlife of Galápagos and served as the illustrator for the Park Warden Manual used in all of Ecuador's National Parks since 1991. Carlos was recently featured on the National Geographic Channel retelling the tale of Darwin's visit to the archipelago in Darwin's Secret Notebooks... More »
Cecil Schwalbe
Research ecologist and herpetologist Cecil Schwalbe has been leading natural history workshops for more than 26 years, including many expeditions to Costa Rica. Cecil was part of an international research effort to save loggerhead and black sea turtles, and he recently worked with National Geographic magazine on a story about the global plight of frogs... More »
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