Articles from Americas (English Edition) (May 1, 2008)

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Title	Author	Type	Words
A microcosm of music: in the remote tropical flatlands of eastern Bolivia, one sound may come as a particular surprise--the melody of violins.	Busque, Jordi		2165
Access to lifelong learning: in Haiti, where books are scarce and too many children do not know how to read, a network of small libraries is making a difference.	Minsky, Tequila		2051
Alvaro Colom in search of social justice: Guatemala's new president is relying on the support of the people and the vigilance of the international community to bring about profound reform.	Diaz, Hector Pena	Interview	2513
Art outside the box: Haitian painter Edouard Duval Carrie revels in magical realism as he explores such themes as the clash of cultures in the Caribbean and the melding of religions in Voodoo.	Bianco, Adriana	Interview	2082
Commission in search of peace.	Esquenazi, Patricia		783
Eduardo Galeano and Mario Benedetti: futbol in black and white.	Freuler, Sebastian Sanchez	Interview	2757
Empowering women: for 80 years, the Inter-American Commission of Women has worked to ensure that women are not only seen but heard on critical issues affecting all citizens.	Edwards, Ian		2331
From the editor.		Editorial	388
Hot stuff.	Armijo, Barbara		677
Life and death on the volcano's edge: in the Galapagos archipelago, Fernandina Island offered this photographer an unusual ringside seat to a fiery spectacle.	De Roy, Tui		1357
March of the desert penguins.	Hardman, Chris		619
Praise for Santiago.	Andrade, Marixa N.	Letter to the editor	169
Primed for Peru.	Quintero, Janet	Letter to the editor	87
Response to a crisis.	Conaway, Janelle		806
Soccer.	Galeano, Eduardo	Brief article	253
Southern comforts from Uruguay.	Larronde, Suzanne Murphy		576
Statue of Christ the Redeemer: towering over Brazil's capital of hedonism, this monument provides inspiration to believers, atheists, and artists alike.	Holston, Mark		3108
Sugar cane fuel.	Miller, William H.	Brief article	99
Woman power in the Maya world.	Hardman, Chris		2045
Worry-free furniture.	Mayer, Wayne E.		637