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A story in the April 1983 issue, called "The Uncertain State of Puerto Rico," examined the debate over Puerto Rico's independence—a debate that continues today. In this photo, teenagers in the San Juan neighbourhood of La Perla listen to music, accompanied by their dogs.
The Portuguese city of Porto stands at the mouth of the Douro River. A story in the October 1984 issue travelled the Douro River from the Atlantic Ocean to central Spain.
Spain's Costa Brava teems with millions of tourists every summer. This picture originally appeared in a January 1984 story about Catalonia, a region in northeast Spain.
Farmers harvest tobacco plants on a terraced hill in Puerto Rico. This picture originally appeared in the April 1983 issue, examining the lives of Puerto Ricans as they considered possible futures as a U.S. state, commonwealth, or independent nation.
A man serenades his neighbours in the town of Juazeiro do Norte in northeastern Brazil. When this picture was published in March 1987, the impoverished area had a per capita income of half the national average.
At the Castle of Simancas, Spain, a scholar works with ancient texts. The castle holds more than 30 million documents, dating from the 12th through the 19th centuries.
Commuters in the early '80s rush to pack into a subway car in Mexico City. Now, the system carries an estimated 1.6 billion people every year.
A traveler and donkey walk over sand dunes near Fortaleza in northeast Brazil. This story from the March 1987 issue examined what it meant to be Brazilian, just a couple years after a new civilian government was installed.
A traveller and donkey walk over sand dunes near Fortaleza in northeast Brazil. This story from the March 1987 issue examined what it meant to be Brazilian, just a couple years after a new civilian government was installed.
Members of the United Farm Workers attend a candlelight vigil in Calexico, California, in February 1979, and listen to César Chávez eulogize Rufino Contreras. Contreras was a 28-year-old migrant worker who was shot and killed during a strike.