Experience South America’s landscapes through aerial footage that captures its natural diversity and cultural landmarks. From ...

BP is not the only driller betting big on South America, which last year produced around two-fifths as much crude oil as ...

While many might assume a larger country like Brazil or Argentina, the title for the richest country is now held by Guyana, ...

Warnings in the first hours after the 8.8 magnitude quake sent residents fleeing to rooftops in Japan and forced tourists out ...

Parts of South America are experiencing abnormally hot temperatures – despite being in the depths of winter – as the combination of human-caused climate change and the arrival of El Niño feed ...

Fears of a devastating tsunami across the Pacific faded Wednesday after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck ...

For avid skiers from the north, it can feel like cheating to get first tracks through boot-deep powder in South America while those at home are sweltering through another August. Heading to Chile and ...

Editor's note: An updated version of this story is available here. Thinking about making a trip to Central or South America soon? You may want to get familiar with each country's travel restrictions.

Still, prior to the new study—which represents not only the earliest archaeological evidence of cacao use, but the only evidence found in South America thus far—scholars had traced the origins ...