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Publisher
John G.Youden
Editor
Joy Eckel
Production Director
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Paul H. J. McBroome
Photography
Eduardo Solórzano, Jeri Grant, John Youden, Josef Kandoll W., Joy Eckel, Pasha R & Mark Callanan
Contributing Writers
Heather Wilson & Josef Kandoll W.
Translators
David Correa & Mayra Nuñez
Design Associates
Ramón Pineda de la Cruz & Felipe Serrano
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Administration
Office manager Elsa Guadarrama, database manager Paco Ojeda & administrative assistants Adriana Rosas, Patricia Peña, Faviola Tapia
News
Profile: Brenda Retzlaff
Distribution
Paty Ramírez, Eutiquio Cruz & Jaime Peña
Profile: Howard Kelsey Profile: Luis Wulff
Printing & Pre-Press
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Production & Advertising Information
Profile: Pamela Thompson
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Restaurant Week Casa Las Brisas
Customer Service Managers
Madelyn Hernández Moore, Jeri Grant, Leticia Sarabia & Florencia de Broucker Youden
Day Trip to Las Caletas
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Departments 16
What's New
101
Getaways
39 Stepping Out
103 Art Galleries
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Recipe Feature
109
Home Decor
65
Platinum Guide
115
Tours & Activities
84
Restaurants
119
Real Estate
145
City Guide
91 Shopping 98
Health & Beauty
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