Immaculate Beauty: Río Pascua Libre y Viva, Una Belleza Inmaculada

It was exactly ten years ago this month that International Rivers kicked off the USA focus of the Patagonia Sin Represas campaign with the Proyecto Expedición Pascua/Pascua Expedition Project (PEP). I publish this video today in commemoration of the ten year anniversary since achieving this incredible wildlands protection effort, and in profound honor of Aaron Sanger recently passed yet always with us. It does not seem out of place to publish this on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of 2018 and recognize the significance of Aaron's trajectory of organizing for ecological sanity and environmental justice. The beauty and sheer wildness of the Río Pascua protected now from the threat of mega-hydroelectric development will always be an important part of the legacy that Aaron leaves for the future generations. This was by no means the only campaign I worked on with Aaron, but this was certainly an iconic and globally relevant effort to stand in solidarity with the communities of Patagonia and to resist the ill conceived industrialization of one of our globes last most wild places. Enjoy these images to celebrate la Patagonia Chilena and as a means of meditating on the adventures Aaron had through his life journey. This was an incredible wilderness trip for Aaron, he came alive in a wild way. Thank you Aaron, gracias a tod@s, que corran los ríos libres por siempre!