Americas (English Edition)

From the editor.

A musical journey.

UPFRONT - Letter to the editor

Inspiring art.

UPFRONT - Letter to the editor

Wonderful Christ the Redeemer.

UPFRONT - Letter to the editor

Aztec wonders in Chicago.

!Ojo! - Field Museum of Natural History

Making new connections.

!Ojo! - Voces Bolivianas

Chronicle of a Rebirth.

!Ojo! - Colombian newspaper El Espectador

Threads of time.

!Ojo! - Museo Amano in Lima, Peru

Reinventing Guayaquil: once just a seedy seaport on the way to the Galapagos, Ecuador's largest city has come into its own with a complete makeover.

A second turn at the helm: Costa Rican President Oscar Arias leads a country long known for its progress on peace and the environment, but this time around he is facing a more polarized society.

Forgotten voyage: you may not find his name on the map, but Alejandro Malaspina is finally being recognized for his rigorously scientific exploration of the Americas in the 1700s.

Biography

An elusive passage emerges.

Northwest Passage

Quinoa comeback: a staple in Inca times, this nutritious, versatile 'super food' is undergoing a resurgence in the Andes and beyond.

Taking a bite out of malaria: efforts in Mexico and Central America are demonstrating how to fight this debilitating tropical disease without using toxic insecticides.

Passion on the page: whether set in Cuba or Haiti or Puerto Rico, Mayra Montero's novels depict characters consumed by anxiety, loss, and desire.

Puerto Rican novelist Mayra Montero

Peaceful elections.

OAS - Grenada's general elections - Brief article

Rescue of hostages.

OAS - Brief article

Trans-Atlantic concern.

Illegal immigrants - Organization of American States

A helping hand.

OAS - Organization of American States projects

A taste of honey on Hispaniola.

INTER-AMERICAN SYSTEM - Dominican Republic and Haiti

Ignacio Iturria: painting from memory.

ART - Interview - Brief biography

Scaling poetic heights.

LITERATURE

Dancing to Almendra.

LATITUDES - Murder of Umberto Anastasia - Reprint