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The mines at La Rinconada, a bitter-cold, mercury-contaminated pueblo clinging to the glaciered mountainside, are “artisanal”: small, unregulated, and grossly unsafe. To stave off disaster, the miners propitiate the mountain deities with tiny liquor...

I first met Cesar Alva on a gray winter afternoon in downtown Lima. He wore a knit stocking cap over a thick head of hair, drawing attention to his slight underbite and jaundiced eyes. Alva lives with his parents, a retired housekeeper and construction...

Someone once said that “the great thing about Miami is that it’s so close to the United States.” While that can be taken to mean a number of things, it is clear that Miami is a different sort of place. Anyone who has strolled Coconut...

1. ANDRES OPPENHEIMER: MACRI MAY SHAKE LATIN AMERICA’S POLITICS (Miami Herald) 2. ARGENTINE HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS FAVOR RULING PARTY IN ELECTION (The New York Times) 3. KIRCHNERS’ LEFTIST REIGN IN PERIL AS MAURICIO MACRI EMERGES AS FRONT-RUNNER IN ARGENTINA...

It’s our seven year nomadiversary! Like every year, we’re amazed that we’re still on the road and feel so blessed to be able to live this life of freedom and travel, working on projects we love. Year 7 was a little different from usual. Instead of our...