As Revista ICU approaches its tenth anniversary, this issue brings together contributions from a wide range of disciplines, with a strong regional focus. In the field of food and nutrition, we feature valuable studies, including an analysis of edible flowers and the production of allergen-free bread using alternative ingredients. This section also includes a reflection on the impact of the first year of front-of-package food labeling implementation.

In the area of biological and environmental sciences, we present a methodological proposal for estimating the relative age of recently deceased guanacos based on their dentition, along with an article that revalues the Andean cat as a sociocultural heritage symbol in northern Argentina. Additionally, a study on anthropogenic contaminants and the phytotoxicity of irrigation water used for urban trees in the city of Mendoza offers comparative insights with previous research.

Regarding territorial management, this issue includes an analysis of the modernization of provincial cadastral systems in Argentina through geospatial technologies and international standards. A proposed evaluation model highlights the potential for replication in other Latin American countries.

This edition concludes with an essay exploring how Kichwa identity, forged before the Spanish conquest and adapted during colonial times, has endured as a marginal culture until regaining modest political and educational relevance in the late twentieth century. It underscores the role of pre-Hispanic social and linguistic networks in territorial integration and their appropriation by colonial powers.