6 Argentina's Green Man for All Seasons   by Caleb Bach
From starting public events to canvases and installations, Nicolás Uributu has crusaded against man's destruction of nature

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14 Magical Mummies of the Atacama   by James Langman
Modern research reveals that ancient people of this coastal desert region of Chile developed the world's most complex methods for preserving the dead

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24 Poetic Fragments of a Hostess's Hillside  by Kathryn Stafford
The once-elegant home of Rio's Laurinda Santos Lobo is now a playground for the imaginations of artists and visitors from around the world

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30 All Fired Up in Metepec    Text and photographs by Suzanne Murphy-Larronde
The business of ceramics in booming in this Mexican town, where families preserve an age-old tradition while fueling the local economy

38 On a Mission to Relive History   by Joyce Gregory Wyels
In public events this fall, Californians will reflect on their Spanish and Mexican heritage shaped by colonizers in the name of God and glory

46 The Rubble-Rouser    by Beth Kephart    Photographs by Armando Waak
The matriarch of coffee farm sets out to rebuild her home and town after the devastating earthquake in El Salvador

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