6 The Price of Paradise by Larry Luxner
The remote location and high cost of living on Brazil's Fernando de Noronha have preserved its natural beauty and limited tourism.

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14 Francisco Goldman: Writing Astride Two World by Caleb Bach
Raised between conflicting cultures, this remarkable novelist weaves threads of journalism, history, and fiction into stories of exquisite detail. 

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20 Walking with Mexico City's Private Eye by Joyce Gregory Wyels
Following the footsteps of his famous detective character, writer Paco Ignacio Taibo II leads our author on an exploration of this capital's intriguing icons. 

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28 Chagras of a Rugged Range by Peter Oxford and Reneé Bish
On the vast Ecuadoran páramo, free-spirited cowboys thrill to the traditions of the region's longest, most challenging roundup.  

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40  Sculptor of Screams from the Forest by Allex Colontonio and Christian Cravo
A hermit and ecological visionary, Frans Krajcberg uses his art to protest man's destruction of the planet.  

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46 Forgotten Colors of Public Spaces by Celeste Mackenzie 
Guatemala's best known artist, Carlos Mérida left a legacy in powerful yet sadly neglected murals adorning buildings in the capital's Civic Center