Program 391: Lake Titicaca; Latino America; South Carolina Low Country

Explore the highlights of the South Carolina Low Country, home to antebellum architecture, wildlife preserves, and plenty of rice and seafood. Then discover how you can stay high in the Andes with an indigenous family, right on the lake where Incas believe life began. And learn how Latinos in the United States are gaining influence — and what politicians need to understand to earn their vote.

• Travel writer Carolina Miranda
• Matt Barreto, author of “Latino America" (Public Affairs Books) and co-founder of Latino Decisions
• Tour guide Rick Garman

• Carolina Miranda writes the arts and culture blog for the Los Angeles Times. She has also been a lead author for the Lonely Planet's Peru guidebooks.
• Rick Garman notes that his home base of Hilton Head Island is centrally-located for exploring the Low Country of South Carolina. 
• Other locales recommended for visitors to the South Carolina Low Country include Beaufort, Bluffton, and Penn Center on St. Helena Island.
• The Gullah Geechee Historical Corridor extends along the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia. 
• Author Pat Conroy writes about South Carolina in his best-selling novels.