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Botanist John Janovec (left) of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas scans a river bank for new species, as he, Jefferson Ballón (center) and William Nauray return from an orchid-collecting expedition in the cloud forest near Quincemil, Peru.

How a Little Town in Peru Is Becoming a Hotspot

The name of the place was, if anything, a synonym for bad luck but now it is on the trade highway between Peru and Brazil, between the Pacific and the Atlantic

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Guantánamo's Last Days

As the Obama Administration prepares to finalize details on closing the controversial military prison, here is a rare glimpse of the life of detainees and guards behind the wire

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Our Greatest Explorations and Adventures

From the Moon to Mount Everest, our list of the greatest leaps and highest climbs in human history

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The Velvet Revolution 20 Years Later

Czechs and Slovaks alike have been marking the Velvet Revolution that brought down the Communist government of the then-Czechoslovakia. TIME looks back at the events of 1989 as well as the anniversary itself

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Rare Photos of Vladimir Nabokov

Photo of the Author of 'Lolita' look into the private life of one of the titans of American literature.

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