Articles

Blood in the Jungle
Blood in the Jungle

by Scott Wallace

The brutal 2011 slayings of two rainforest defenders in the Amazon underscore the risks of environmental activism in Brazil and the rest of the world.

Smithsonian

February 2014 issue

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Over the Horizon
Over the Horizon

by Scott Wallace

Visions of Shangri-La — and tales of a vagabond grandfather — spark a quest to the peaks and gorges of the eastern Himalaya and China’s Yunnan Province.

National Geographic Traveler

February 2014 issue

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In-Depth Myanmar
In-Depth Myanmar

by Scott Wallace

Driving Change in Southeast Asia, newly opened Myanmar is a treasure trove of natural assets, cultural diversity and enthusiasm for the future.

World Wildlife Magazine

Spring 2014 issue

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Covering Central America in the 1980s
Covering Central America in the 1980s

by Scott Wallace

A memoir in words and texts of a reporter’s coming of age in the post-Vietnam jungle wars in America’s Deep Deep South.

ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America

Fall 2013 issue

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Mahogany's Last Stand
Mahogany's Last Stand

by Scott Wallace

Illegal logging has all but wiped out Peru’s mahogany. Loggers are turning their chain saws on lesser known species critical to the health of the rain forest.

National Geographic

April 2013 issue

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Rain Forest For Sale
Rain Forest For Sale

by Scott Wallace

Demand for oil is squeezing the life out of one of the world’s wildest places — the Yasuni forests of Ecuador.

National Geographic

January 2013 issue

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From Russia With Love
From Russia With Love

by Scott Wallace

Freshly polished, newly proud, St. Petersburg retakes center stage.

National Geographic Traveler

October 2012 issue

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The High Road to Machu Picchu
The High Road to Machu Picchu

by Scott Wallace

Strenuous adventure and surprising comfort await those who take the road less traveled to the lost city of the Incas.

National Geographic Traveler

May/June 2009 issue

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Last of the Amazon
Last of the Amazon

by Scott Wallace

Ranchers, loggers, destitute squatters, environmentalists and indigenous communities intensify their struggle over the fate of the rainforest. Meanwhile, the forces of globalization — including huge soybean growers and exporters — are further driving the land grab against the backdrop of incontrovertible signs that the Amazon’s ecology is in danger of unraveling, with dire consequences for all of us.

National Geographic

January 2007 issue

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The Megafauna Man
The Megafauna Man

by Scott Wallace

For half a century, wildlife biologist George Schaller has fought on behalf of the world’s most beautiful and elusive animals, protecting their wilderness habitats in the process. Now he faces his greatest challenge yet in the western Himalaya of Afghanistan.

National Geographic Adventure

December 2006-January 2007 issue

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ANWR - The Great Divide
ANWR - The Great Divide

by Scott Wallace

The renewed debate over drilling for oil in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge hits home for the two Native groups nearest the nature preserve.

Smithsonian

October 2005 issue

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Hidden Tribes of the Amazon
Hidden Tribes of the Amazon

by Scott Wallace

Danger with each step? Death by poison darts? For one Brazilian explorer, mapping the Flecheiros Indians’ land was worth the risk.

National Geographic

August 2003 Issue

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Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody

by Scott Wallace

In Krakow, a youthful exuberance – and a jazzy nightlife scene – newly animate the medieval streets of Poland’s resilient cultural capital.

National Geographic Traveler

July-August 2002 Issue

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Napoleon in Exile
Napoleon in Exile

by Scott Wallace

Napoleon Chagnon’s best-selling accounts of living among the Yanomami Indians made him-and them-famous. Then came explosive accusations of professional misconduct, exploitation, and worse. Now, prevented from returningto the scene of his life’s work, the legendary anthropologist is fighting for his reputation.

National Geographic Adventure Magazine

April 2002 Issue

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You Must Go Home Again: Deported L.A. Gangbangers Take Over El Salvador
You Must Go Home Again: Deported L.A. Gangbangers Take Over El Salvador

by Scott Wallace

Harpers Magazine

August 2000 Issue

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Home Invasion
Home Invasion

by Scott Wallace

No one is talking about it very much, but a new form of criminal terror is stalking America-military-style assaults on residences while families are still inside.

Penthouse Magazine

December 1997 Issue

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Treading on Red Ice: In League with the Russian Mob
Treading on Red Ice: In League with the Russian Mob

by Scott Wallace

Greed, corruption, and murder have penetrated the breeding grounds for future NHL stars.

Penthouse Magazine

July 1997 Issue

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The Revolution's Last Resort
The Revolution's Last Resort

by Scott Wallace

Regimes as divided as the Somozas and the Sandinistas agreed on one thing: the spell of an oceanside estate called Montelimar. Now Montelimar is Nicaragua’s aspiring outpost of luxury. Scott Wallace reports.

Condé Nast Traveler

May 1991 Issue

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The Guns Fall Silent on the Miskito Coast
The Guns Fall Silent on the Miskito Coast

by Scott Wallace

The remarkable story of how the Sandinista government got Nicaragua’s Miskito Indian rebels to change sides in the midst of war.

Grand Street

Spring 1988 Issue

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Salvador's Prince of Darkness
Salvador's Prince of Darkness

by Scott Wallace

Scott Wallace takes a hair-raising ride with the notorious Roberto d’Aubuisson, reputed don of the death squads.

Interview

April 1989

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