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Cristobal Palma

Residences

Riding the waves

When architect Guillermo Acuña came across Chilean island Chiloé, he set about making the outcrop habitable and restoring its ever-changing ecosystem.

  • Issue #148
  • 9 min read
Interior view of the cabin's upper level showing wooden beams and glass walls with views to the forest
Architecture

Give us a wave

Eladio Dieste made brick beautiful. Now the Uruguayan’s curved aesthetic is proving to be more relevant than ever.

  • Issue #136
  • 1 min read
Interior view of Cristo Obrero church showing dramatic natural light filtering through curved brick walls and windows
Food & Drink

Mario Testino

From home cooking in Peru to hosting dinner parties for 20 people in Paris, Mario Testino tells us his culinary life story. Needless to say, the fashion photographer is still hungry.

  • Issue #105
  • 5 min read
Seared tuna with Thai curry linguini and sautéed green beans served on a red speckled plate.
Entrepreneurialism

Make your mark

What's the recipe for business success? We look at five entrepreneurial companies that have built successful brands from wasabi, beer, olive oil, iron ore and wool, from Scotland to Australia.

  • Issue #60
  • 16 min read
Make your mark
Quality of Life

Expo 55: Valparaiso

Once becalmed in quiet isolation, Chile’s second city is opening up to the world. But will tourism and redevelopment corrupt the port’s cheerful bohemian atmosphere?

  • Issue #55
  • 11 min read
Expo 55: Valparaiso
Affairs

5 Loveable cities

These are the five cities that have made our pinboard and deserve our mention even if they did not appear in our Quality of Life index. Whether it be for the transformation they have…

  • Film
city
Travel and restaurants

Expo 45: Buenos Aires

European cities battered by economic crisis can look to Buenos Aires for inspiration. The Argentine capital has kept its joie de vivre and turned formerly run-down areas into cultural hotspots since its 1999 collapse.

  • Issue #45
  • 6 min read
Expo 45: Buenos Aires
Business

The place race

Chile, the Barents Sea, Haifa, Berlin and Istanbul. Monocle explains why these are the places to watch for business opportunities, plus what’s in store for Baghdad and countries rising up the GDP scale.

  • Issue #39
  • 20 min read
The place race
Affairs

Daddy’s girl

At 19, Keiko Fujimori became Peru’s first lady, appointed by her president father. Now she is standing for the top job herself while he is in jail. Can she win over voters?

  • Issue #38
  • 10 min read
Daddy’s girl

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