For inspired, exotic recipes with a focus on healthy eating, Leticia Moreinos Schwartz suggests looking south, to the cuisines of Latin America.

By the early 1970s, Israeli-trained African doctors were heading medical departments and Health Ministry divisions in a dozen African nations.

Edgar Mendez, a 59-year-old lawyer, arrived in Mexico City from Neiva, Colombia, where he used to be a Catholic priest. Charton Baggio, 45, a motivational