6 Allure and Lore in Atlin by Alex Gillis  Photographs by Alan Sirulnikoff
Once a thriving mining town and still a popular tourist destination, this idyllic spot in British Columbia faces a fragile future.

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16 Devoted to Saint on Tin   by Caleb Bach
With enduring passion, Gloria Fraser Giffords has opened a window on popular Mexican retablos, revealing their important contribution to the world of fine art.

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24 From Carts to Art in Aconcagua by Luise von Flotow
A utilitarian symbol of local history was the inspiration for the first international sculpture park in this high verdant valley in the Chilean Andes

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32 Journey Back Though Emerald Waters Text and photographs by Ricardo Carrasco Stuparich
Like the Jesuit explores before them, this author and his companion are overwhelmed by the magical, forbidding environs of Chile's Lake Todos los Santos.

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38 Maps on the Cusp of Change by Louis Werner
When Spain's Philip II sent out a questionnaire to his New World domains, native and Spanish respondents had some surprising and revealing answers

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46 Arab Pride of Honduras Text and photographs by Larry Luxner
Over the past century, Arab immigrants have been key to the commercial and political life of this Central American nation.

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