February 26, 2002 Table Of Contents

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Catching Up With...

Niki Taylor, Model SI Swimsuit Issue, 1998

By Stephen Cannella

Travel Log

Some Like It Caliente We traipsed throughout Latin America so that others might enjoy the fruits of our labors

By Produced by Diane Smith Associate Editors M.J. Figel and Jennifer Kaplan

Mexico

Mexico VIVA ZAPATA! VIVA LA REVOLUCION! VIVA EL BIKINI

By Produced by Diane Smith Associate Editors M.J. Figel and Jennifer Kaplan

German Silva MARATHON SOMETIMES RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME IS THE BEST WAY TO HELP YOURSELF, your family and your town

By Albert Chen

Guatemala

Guatemala THE LOCALS ARE BUFFETED BY VOLCANOES & HURRICANES, BUT THEY STILL KNOW HOW TO SET A TABLE

By Produced by Diane Smith Associate Editors M.J. Figel and Jennifer Kaplan

Jaime Vinals MOUNTAIN CLIMBING IT'S EASY TO LOOK UP TO SOMEONE WHO'S STANDING on top of the world

By Gene Menez

Brazil

Brazil MUSIC'S IN THE AIR THAT BEAT THAT HAUNTING MELODY AND THAT THONG YOU'LL NEVER FORGET

By Produced by Diane Smith Associate Editors M.J. Figel and Jennifer Kaplan

Adriana Behar BEACH VOLLEYBALL SURE IT'S NICE TO WORK EVERY DAY AT THE BEACH...if you can avoid all those spikes

By Daniel Habib

Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Gauchos The cowboys of Argentina have a really bad reputation-- which is why everyone loves them

By E.M. Swift

Departments

Costa Rica

Costa Rica IN ENGLISH THAT'S RICH COAST, AND TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE BOUNTIFUL TIDE JUST WASHED ASHORE

By Produced by Diane Smith Associate Editors M.J. Figel and Jennifer Kaplan

Adrian Robert MOTOCROSS SOMETIMES THE ROAD TO FAME IS LITTERED WITH BOULDERS, BOGS AND fallen competitors

By Josh Elliott

Sweet Science

A Punch Judy Show Having a three-time champ teach a supermodel to box seemed like a good idea--until she floored him with a wicked combination of beauty and brawn

By Franz Lidz

Better Halves THE WORKING PREMISE: behind every GREAT ATHLETE is a great SWIMSUIT MODEL

Spanish Harlem

Spanish Harlem YOU DON'T NEED A PASSPORT TO SLAP DA BONES ON THE CORNER OF 116TH AND FIRST AVENUE

Material Excess An eclectic mix of designers and raw materials offers new answers to an often puzzling question: what is and is not suitable

By Produced by Diane Smith Associate Editors M.J. Figel and Jennifer Kaplan

Steve Plerqui STICKBALL GOING DEEP IS NEVER SWEETER THAN WHEN YOU do it on the street

By Kelley King

Where To Buy It

Where To Buy It

Model Athletes

By Rick Reilly