The remote Argentinean community that is saving the stars
In the jungle of Misiones, Argentina's northern green thumb, one Indigenous community is working to save their ancient knowledge of the night sky.
Megan Eaves is a freelance journalist, editor, content pro, comms manager and dark-sky advocate. She formerly served as Lonely Planet's North and Central Asia Destination Editor and is now the editor of Nightscape (the magazine of DarkSky International) and Visit Uzbekistan Magazine.
Her work appears in the BBC, The Times, The Independent, Lonely Planet, CNN, Metro, AFAR, Culture Trip, South China Morning Post, TimeOut, Travel Weekly and others. She has written Lonely Planet guidebooks to China, South Korea, Tibet and London and edited dozens more, as well as DK guides to China, Shanghai, Beijing and Florida, and the Insider's Guide to El Paso. She has strong regional specialisations in China, Central Asia, the former Soviet Union and the Southwest USA, and also regularly covers astronomy, dark skies, space, conservation, sustainability, the environment, the outdoors and beer.
http://www.meganeaves.com
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