6 Soaring Scales of the Silver Basin by Celia Sankar
Steelpan beats a path from the streets of Trinidad to world-class music venues

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14 Nicaragua's Fast Track to Prosperity? Text and photographs by Steven Ambrus
A proposed "dry canal" could accelerate regional trade and energize this nation's economy

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20 Artful Mapper of the Modern Dilemma by Caleb Bach
Argentine artist Guillermo Kuitca fills his canvases with the emptiness of contemporary urban life

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28 In the Shelter of the Rock Text and photographs by Aldo Brando
The diary of a Colombian photographer on a climb of self-discovery

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36 Angeles Mastretta: Women of Will in Love and War  by Barbara Mujica Photographs by Jeffrey Crespi
This Mexican novelist talks about the forces of the Revolution that shape her passionate and determined female characters

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44 The Glorious Renunciation  by Anne W. Tennant
An unwitnessed encounter between generals San Martín and Bolívar led to an unexpected move in military history