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Figure 4. Big Van’s Javier Santalaolla (third from left), illustrates a proton collision by having San Joaquín School students interact in front of the entire high school audience. Figure 5. Although the Viaje program targets schools, a public event at La Serena’s “Café ConCiencia” coffee shop attracted an engaged audience. Figure 6. Staff from the La Serena City Hall Department of Tourism participate in a special workshop lead by the Big Van members to help improve their skills at communicating science to the public. January 2016 2015 Year in Review GeminiFocus 77