The so-called "coffee triangle" is higher in elevation and cooler in climate than must of the rest of Colombia.
The desert is caked on our windscreen and I can make out the obstacle in front. It looks like a bike security chain, fastened in the middle with a padlock and strung between two cacti.
The Argentine government has seized control of Spanish oil giant Repsol's stake in what was Argentina's national oil company. The takeover is being celebrated in Argentina and criticized elsewhere as a repudiation of the neoliberal reforms that opened up Argentina's crisis-plagued economy.
Although still a dangerous place to be wandering around at night, La Candelaria is brimming with color, personality and most of all, intrigue.
Brazil's financial markets and domestic policies may feel some unexpected turbulence being dragged into the slipstream of President Obama's presidential election campaign.
Six winners were selected from a pool of over 500 candidates in national or regional processes. We would not be able to draw upon as diverse and competitive of a candidate pool without our regional and national partners.
This seemingly barren archipelago in the South Atlantic, 300 miles east of the tip of South America, is a cross between Scotland's Outer Hebrides and the rocky interior of Iceland.
Buenos Aires, the cultural jewel of Argentina, is home to roughly 50 neighborhoods and countless theaters, cinemas and galleries.
An estimated 100 million children live in the streets in the world today. That number is close to the entire population of Mexico. What if these child...
Here, with no particular relevance to how much I enjoyed each one, is a list of the things I did while not drinking wine in Chile.
President Morales has the chutzpah, and three Wall Street institutions have the temerity, to issue bonds for a government that has personified 21st century Latin American socialism and continues a time honored tradition of expropriating foreign-owned assets.
When getting to know the capital city of Peru, head straight to the neighborhood of Miraflores for a scenic introduction to Lima's charms.
In order to survive, one must make certain sacrifices to appease TÃo, the devil-like figure that the miners idolize.
Five drunk Smurfs wandered through the crowd covered in pale blue paint and a group dressed as journalists chased a (real) policewoman down the street yelling for an interview.
Countless nuns and angels mix happily with devils decked out in scarlet horns and forked tails, amid the heady, sex-charged atmosphere of samba and sweat.
In Patagonia, you can jet-ski across crystalline, azure lakes. In Colombia and Venezuela, you can trek through steamy jungles.