Articles
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
by Scott Wallace
Harpers Magazine
August 2000 Issue
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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
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
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
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
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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