From Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, Barbara Fraser has reported on topics as varied as retreating glaciers, oil spills in the Amazon, and the search for South America's earliest inhabitants. She has lived in Peru for nearly 30 years and has worked as a full-time freelance journalist since 2003, specializing in environment, science and public health, as well as issues affecting indigenous peoples. Her work has appeared in Nature, Science, EcoAméricas, Sapiens, The Lancet, Mongabay.com, National Geographic Online, and other publications.

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