12 Justice Aboard by Shawn Blore
Every other month, a floating courtroom brings the legal system, and other services, to remote communities in Brazil's Amapá

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20 The Freedom of Political Fiction  by Enriqueta Cabrera  
Prominent Mexican novelist Héctor Aguilar Camín explores power, passion, and tragedy in stories that reveal another side of reality 

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26 Landing the Spirit of the Air by Pete Oxford and Reneé Bish
A team of scientists in Ecuador pursues a quest to monitor the endangered harpy eagle, one of the world's most powerful raptors

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36 Filete: Fine Lines of Tradition  by Mark Holston
Inscribed in Argentina's popular culture, this once purely commercial style is gaining recognition as a legitimate art form

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44  Peru's Revolution in Tastes by Jorge Riveros Cayo
Innovative chefs in Lima are dishing up a fusion of Andean and European cuisines with seasoning from around the world

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52 Revisiting Chains of Slavery by Mike Ceaser
A museum in Curaçao opens a window on the horrors of the African slave trade and reflects on current human rights abuses