Ecuador

WITH A TICKET TO THE 2013 CONFEDERATIONS CUP ON THE LINE AND A CHANCE TO SEE STARS SUCH AS LIONEL MESSI, DANI ALVES AND DIEGO FORLAN, THE COPA AMÉRICA (JULY 1--24) WILL BE THE BEST INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF THE YEAR

A new photo book explores bullfighting's brutal beauty

There's a fine line between enjoying the islands' wildlife and endangering it

LIKE SPORTS EVERYWHERE, THE GAMES PLAYED ON THE EQUATOR REQUIRE A BLEND OF STRENGTH, SKILL AND SPEED-ALONG WITH THE ABILITY TO PROJECT A POWERFUL AND INVISIBLE FORCE FIELD

Forget every one of those fascinating facts you've learned in grade school geography classes and since—there's only one thing about the equator that you really have to know. You don't have to know that it's 24,902...