http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:www.huffingtonpost.com,2012:/tag/south-america Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/26/americas-oil-market_n_1547632.html 2012-05-26T09:09:48Z 2012-05-26T09:21:09Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ LOMA LA LATA, Argentina — In a desertlike stretch of scrub grass and red buttes, oil companies are punching holes in the ground in search of what mi... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/energy">Energy</a>, <a href="/tag/oil-and-gas">Oil and Gas</a>, <a href="/tag/oil-market">Oil Market</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/oil-production">Oil Production</a>, <a href="/tag/oil-drilling">Oil Drilling</a>, <a href="/tag/oil-and-gas-industry">Oil and Gas Industry</a>, <a href="/tag/gas-production">Gas Production</a>, <a href="/tag/oil">Oil</a>, <a href="/tag/north-america">North America</a>, <a href="/business">Business News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/24/rabies-infected-bats-kill-seven-children_n_1543029.html 2012-05-24T12:25:59Z 2012-05-24T14:22:51Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Rabies-infected bats have killed 7 children in rural Peru, Fox News Latino reports. <br /> <br /> Ana Maria Navarro, a Peruvian Health Ministry official, said W... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/rabies-bats-peru">Rabies Bats Peru</a>, <a href="/tag/children-infected-with-rabies-die">Children Infected With Rabies Die</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/peru">Peru</a>, <a href="/tag/rabies-bats">Rabies Bats</a>, <a href="/tag/vampire-bats">Vampire Bats</a>, <a href="/tag/gold-extraction-peru">Gold Extraction Peru</a>, <a href="/tag/rabies">Rabies</a>, <a href="/green">Green News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-schrader/spilling-the-beans-on-col_b_1522112.html 2012-05-18T07:00:00Z 2012-05-18T07:05:22Z Robert Schrader http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-schrader/ The so-called "coffee triangle" is higher in elevation and cooler in climate than must of the rest of Colombia. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/travel-photography">Travel Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/organic-agriculture">Organic Agriculture</a>, <a href="/tag/coffee">Coffee</a>, <a href="/tag/colombia">Colombia</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america-travel">South America Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/colombia-travel">Colombia Travel</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-mccoll/colombias-wild-east-la-gu_b_1506811.html 2012-05-12T07:00:00Z 2012-05-12T08:26:07Z Richard McColl http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-mccoll/ 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. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/desert">Desert</a>, <a href="/tag/wayuu-tribe">Wayuu Tribe</a>, <a href="/tag/la-guajira">La-Guajira</a>, <a href="/tag/adventure-travel">Adventure Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/colombia">Colombia</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america-travel">South America Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/colombia-travel">Colombia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elana-shever/argentina-repsol-oil_b_1478177.html 2012-05-04T13:47:16Z 2012-05-04T13:46:29Z Elana Shever http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elana-shever/ 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. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/repsol-ypf">Repsol YPF</a>, <a href="/tag/oil">Oil</a>, <a href="/tag/argentina">Argentina</a>, <a href="/tag/argentina-oil">Argentina Oil</a>, <a href="/tag/repsol">Repsol</a>, <a href="/tag/repsol-argentina">Repsol Argentina</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/latin-america">Latin America</a>, <a href="/tag/cristina-fernandez-de-kirchner">Cristina Fernandez De Kirchner</a>, <a href="/tag/foreign-affairs">Foreign Affairs</a>, <a href="/tag/ypf">Ypf</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-schrader/photos-colombias-incredib_b_1473722.html 2012-05-04T07:00:00Z 2012-05-04T07:01:32Z Robert Schrader http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-schrader/ Located approximately an hour north of Bogotá via bus, private car or tourist train, the Salt Cathedral is the centerpiece of a halite mine that has been active since the 5th century B.C. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/photography">Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/religious-art">Religious Art</a>, <a href="/tag/slidewide">Slidewide</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/colombia-travel">Colombia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/colombia">Colombia</a>, <a href="/tag/bogota">Bogota</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america-travel">South America Travel</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-eileen-mcdonough/color-in-la-candelaria-a-_b_1465405.html 2012-05-01T07:00:00Z 2012-05-01T07:04:39Z Megan Eileen McDonough http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-eileen-mcdonough/ Although still a dangerous place to be wandering around at night, La Candelaria is brimming with color, personality and most of all, intrigue. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/colombia">Colombia</a>, <a href="/tag/street-art">Street Art</a>, <a href="/tag/bogota">Bogota</a>, <a href="/tag/slidefreestyle">Slidefreestyle</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/international-destinations">International Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america-travel">South America Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/slidewide">Slidewide</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-ehrmann/brazils-cry-for-argentina_b_1449047.html 2012-04-25T15:00:48Z 2012-04-25T15:02:16Z Eric Ehrmann http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-ehrmann/ Brazil's financial markets and domestic policies may feel some unexpected turbulence being dragged into the slipstream of President Obama's presidential election campaign. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/iran">Iran</a>, <a href="/tag/brazil">Brazil</a>, <a href="/tag/foreign-relations">Foreign Relations</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/brazil-foreign-policy">Brazil Foreign Policy</a>, <a href="/tag/dilma-rouseff">Dilma Rouseff</a>, <a href="/tag/brazil-politics">Brazil Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/iran-brazil">Iran Brazil</a>, <a href="/tag/diplomacy">Diplomacy</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilde-schwab/latin-america-social-entrepreneurs_b_1435423.html 2012-04-18T15:44:05Z 2012-04-18T15:49:54Z Hilde Schwab http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilde-schwab/ 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. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/latin-america">Latin America</a>, <a href="/tag/social-entrepreneurship">Social Entrepreneurship</a>, <a href="/impact">Impact News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-dickinson/8-adventures-in-the-falkl_b_1429775.html 2012-04-17T07:00:00Z 2012-04-17T07:19:38Z Rachel Dickinson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-dickinson/ 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. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-america-travel">South America Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/falklands">Falklands</a>, <a href="/tag/falkland-islands">Falkland Islands</a>, <a href="/tag/antarctic">Antarctic</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/british">British</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/g-adventures/visual-adventure-the-cult_b_1384212.html 2012-04-05T07:00:00Z 2012-04-05T07:07:58Z G Adventures http://www.huffingtonpost.com/g-adventures/ Buenos Aires, the cultural jewel of Argentina, is home to roughly 50 neighborhoods and countless theaters, cinemas and galleries. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/argentina">Argentina</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/buenos-aires">Buenos Aires</a>, <a href="/tag/tours">Tours</a>, <a href="/tag/g-adventures">G Adventures</a>, <a href="/tag/adventure-travel">Adventure Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-g-iberle/post_3186_b_1385582.html 2012-04-02T15:04:53Z 2012-04-02T15:35:24Z John G. Iberle http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-g-iberle/ 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... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/caribbean">Caribbean</a>, <a href="/tag/central-america">Central America</a>, <a href="/tag/child-sponsorship">Child Sponsorship</a>, <a href="/tag/spring-into-action">Spring-Into-Action</a>, <a href="/tag/mexico">Mexico</a>, <a href="/tag/child-homelessness">Child-Homelessness</a>, <a href="/tag/global-motherhood">Global Motherhood</a>, <a href="/tag/university-of-miami">University of Miami</a>, <a href="/tag/friends-of-the-orphans">Friends-of-the-Orphans</a>, <a href="/tag/nuestros-pequenos-hermanos">Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos</a>, <a href="/home">Home News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-negroni/a-bumper-crop-of-reasons-_b_1384277.html 2012-03-28T07:00:00Z 2012-03-28T07:34:38Z Christine Negroni http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-negroni/ 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. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chile">Chile</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/international-destinations">International Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/chile-travel">Chile Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america-travel">South America Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-wagner/bolivia-government-bonds_b_1364308.html 2012-03-19T14:36:42Z 2012-03-19T14:41:00Z Daniel Wagner http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-wagner/ 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.<br /> <br /> <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/foreign-relations">Foreign Relations</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/bolivia">Bolivia</a>, <a href="/tag/foreign-affairs">Foreign Affairs</a>, <a href="/tag/latin-america">Latin America</a>, <a href="/tag/evo-morales">Evo Morales</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-xiao/the-mines-of-potosi-boliv_b_1349295.html 2012-03-16T07:00:00Z 2012-03-16T07:57:37Z Linda Xiao http://www.huffingtonpost.com/linda-xiao/ In order to survive, one must make certain sacrifices to appease Tío, the devil-like figure that the miners idolize. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/bolivia-travel">Bolivia Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/potosi">Potosi</a>, <a href="/tag/spelunking">Spelunking</a>, <a href="/tag/mines">Mines</a>, <a href="/tag/bolivia">Bolivia</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america-travel">South America Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leora-novick/5-things-to-do-in-miraflo_b_1348399.html 2012-03-16T07:00:00Z 2012-03-16T07:13:30Z Leora Novick http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leora-novick/ When getting to know the capital city of Peru, head straight to the neighborhood of Miraflores for a scenic introduction to Lima's charms. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/photography">Photography</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/adventure">Adventure</a>, <a href="/tag/peru">Peru</a>, <a href="/tag/adventure-travel">Adventure Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/food">Food</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america-travel">South America Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/culture">Culture</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/12/uncontacted-tribe-discovered_n_1324071.html 2012-03-12T12:02:01Z 2012-03-12T12:04:06Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ The Ayoreo-Totobiegosode Indians can’t claim six degrees of separation from any individual outside of their tribe, and they would prefer to keep it ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/iniciativa-amotocodie">Iniciativa Amotocodie</a>, <a href="/tag/survival-international">Survival International</a>, <a href="/tag/ayoreo-tribe">Ayoreo Tribe</a>, <a href="/tag/paraguay">Paraguay</a>, <a href="/tag/paraguay-ayoreo">Paraguay Ayoreo</a>, <a href="/tag/paraguay-indians">Paraguay Indians</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america-indians">South America Indians</a>, <a href="/tag/ayoreo-indians">Ayoreo Indians</a>, <a href="/world">World News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-eveleigh/enjoying-brazilian-carniv_b_1304190.html 2012-02-27T11:00:00Z 2012-02-27T11:46:00Z Mark Eveleigh http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-eveleigh/ 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. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/carnival">Carnival</a>, <a href="/tag/slideadbigshot">Slideadbigshot</a>, <a href="/tag/brazil">Brazil</a>, <a href="/tag/international-destinations">International Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america-travel">South America Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-eveleigh/hanging-out-with-rio-de-j_b_1291043.html 2012-02-21T12:00:00Z 2012-02-21T12:09:42Z Mark Eveleigh http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-eveleigh/ 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. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/carnival">Carnival</a>, <a href="/tag/international-destinations">International Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america-travel">South America Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/brazil-carnival">Brazil Carnival</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/21/rio-de-janeiro-goes-carni_n_1290555.html 2012-02-21T08:48:22Z 2012-02-21T09:27:20Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ Rio de Janeiro lit up over the weekend as Brazil was consumed by Carnival fever and the country's numerous samba schools took to the street. The festi... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/carnival">Carnival</a>, <a href="/tag/international-destinations">International Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/rio-de-janeiro">Rio De Janeiro</a>, <a href="/tag/brazil">Brazil</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america-travel">South America Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/brazil-carnival">Brazil Carnival</a>, <a href="/tag/destinations">Destinations</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bootsnall/10-places-in-south-americ_b_1274870.html 2012-02-15T07:00:00Z 2012-02-15T07:10:23Z BootsnAll http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bootsnall/ In Patagonia, you can jet-ski across crystalline, azure lakes. In Colombia and Venezuela, you can trek through steamy jungles. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/chile">Chile</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, <a href="/tag/bootsnall">Bootsnall</a>, <a href="/tag/peru">Peru</a>, <a href="/tag/southern-hemisphere">Southern Hemisphere</a>, <a href="/tag/summer">Summer</a>, <a href="/tag/colombia">Colombia</a>, <a href="/tag/ecuador">Ecuador</a>, <a href="/tag/argentina">Argentina</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/slidepollajax">Slidepollajax</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/08/supercontinent-will-form-over-arctic-yale-scientists-say_n_1263350.html 2012-02-08T14:07:44Z 2012-02-08T14:55:37Z The Huffington Post News Team http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/ What lies ahead for planet Earth? In the next 50 million to 200 million years, geologists have predicted that the continents will smash together to cr... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tectonic-shifts">Tectonic Shifts</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/video">Video</a>, <a href="/tag/amasia">Amasia</a>, <a href="/tag/supercontinent">Supercontinent</a>, <a href="/tag/north-america">North America</a>, <a href="/tag/atlantic-ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a>, <a href="/tag/pangea">Pangea</a>, <a href="/tag/supercontinent-formation">Supercontinent Formation</a>, <a href="/tag/arctic">Arctic</a>, <a href="/science">Science News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leora-novick/a-series-of-unfortunate-e_b_1206334.html 2012-02-06T07:00:00Z 2012-02-06T07:32:02Z Leora Novick http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leora-novick/ I must have fallen asleep because I woke up, what seemed like a few hours later to the sound of numerous people throwing up. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/bus">Bus</a>, <a href="/tag/altitude-sickness">Altitude Sickness</a>, <a href="/tag/peru">Peru</a>, <a href="/tag/cusco">Cusco</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/ica">Ica</a>, <a href="/tag/transportation">Transportation</a>, <a href="/tag/altitude">Altitude</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bootsnall/3-misconceptions-about-co_b_1209366.html 2012-02-02T09:00:00Z 2012-02-02T09:28:16Z BootsnAll http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bootsnall/ Colombians are intent on shedding the unfair label their country has had since the 80s and 90s when Pablo Escobar and the drug cartels ran rampant. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/rtw-trip">Rtw Trip</a>, <a href="/tag/rtw-travel">Rtw Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/travel">Travel</a>, <a href="/tag/bootsnall">Bootsnall</a>, <a href="/tag/colombia">Colombia</a>, <a href="/tag/international-destinations">International Destinations</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america-travel">South America Travel</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leora-novick/small-town-life-in-the-pe_b_1237499.html 2012-01-30T07:30:00Z 2012-01-30T07:48:49Z Leora Novick http://www.huffingtonpost.com/leora-novick/ Life here in Rumira is simple: The locals don't ask for much and receive exactly that. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/andes">Andes</a>, <a href="/tag/women">Women</a>, <a href="/tag/south-america">South America</a>, <a href="/tag/the-andes-mountains">The Andes Mountains</a>, <a href="/tag/peru">Peru</a>, <a href="/tag/tradition">Tradition</a>, <a href="/tag/weaving">Weaving</a>, <a href="/tag/fashion">Fashion</a>, <a href="/tag/culture">Culture</a>, <a href="/tag/travel-blogs">Travel Blogs</a>, <a href="/travel">Travel News</a></p>