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REGION 1
A new window on the sea
A reform of Argentina’s port system has succeeded in lowering costs, increasing efficiency and attracting private investment. In La Paz, an innovative infrastructure program brings structural stability and public services to poor communities on eroded hills.
Monumental changes
How a program to preserve and restore historic districts is revitalizing neglected corners of Brazil’s oldest cities. In Recife, Brazil, a housing program for the poor creates a virtuous cycle of social change.
The search for the perfect grape
How Chile harnessed the power of genetic research to make its fruit and wine industries more competitive.
From the laboratory to the investment fund
How two Chilean scientists turned a graduate thesis into a business that is helping salmon and ham producers. On the shores of the Uruguay River, a specialized port anticipates the growth of a renewable and sustainable forest industry.
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REGION 2
A chance for a better life
How Mexico’s anti-poverty program helps millions while avoiding corruption and keeping overhead costs to a minimum.
Customer-centered courts
How Costa Rica is using technology to make justice more accessible and convenient.
Need a hotel, a tour guide or Spanish classes?
How tiny businesses in Guatemala join forces to win tourist dollars.
Service worth the price
In Puerto Cortés, Honduras, the water rate more than doubled in a single year. So why aren’t people complaining? On Haiti’s southern peninsula, students discover the joy of learning in a proper facility. How a simple infrastructure project changed life for one of Haiti’s most remote townships.
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REGION 3
The people’s police
Why the residents of Bogotá have come to love their police force, after years of suspicion and resentment.
Citizen auditors
Bogotá asks taxpayers to take responsibility for overseeing how the municipality spends its money.
Man and nature onthe Galápagos Cooperation is beginning to replace competition in an innovative effort to protect the shrine of modern evolutionary theory.
Quito’s rebirth
An innovative program to relocate street vendors is the latest step in the transformation of one of the hemisphere’s most beautiful historic centers.
Education for a new Amazon
An innovative course prepares students for big changes coming their way.
A smarter use of healthcare dollars
Trinidad restructures its health system in order to improve quality and make better use of facilities.
The decentralization imperative
Why Suriname is working to shift power and resources from the capital to local governments.
Room, board and a future
Boarding schools in remote parts of Guyana give Amerindian youths a shot at higher education.
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