Episode 7 shocks the castaways by introducing the revenge factor, a history-making decision, a double loss, and uneasy new additions. What happened? Read and find out - and guess who's ... Read More

Rio Police Undress to Bust Beach Crime is Reuter's story of the efforts to stop crime "after a wave of robberies at and near the famed beaches of Copacabana, Ipanema ... Read More

November 1 is honored as a celebration of all the saints, known and unknown, of the Catholic faithful. Known as Día de Todos los Santos, All Saints Day , it ... Read More

Have you checked the poll results? Click on "Current Results" from last week's episode to see who is the castaway most people would like to see voted off next. It's ... Read More

Update 10/29/2003: "Colombia's new air force commander said Wednesday he would not hesitate to order suspected drug flights shot down if they are tracked by U.S. and Colombian authorities and ... Read More

Brazil was elected, along with Algeria, Benin, the Philippines and Romania to highly coveted seats on the UN Security Council. They join Germany, Spain, Pakistan, Chile and Angola for ... Read More

San Carlos de Bariloche, commonly known as Bariloche, is a prime, all-season destination in Argentina's Patagonia. Summer sailing on Lake Nahuel Huapi, skiing, the lake crossing from Chile and a ... Read More

This week's episode is chock-block full of surprises, and most of them unpleasant. Wild animals get varied receptions, tempers flare, a strategic move backfires, a surprising revelation of strength and ... Read More

Browse through dozens of glimpses into Peruvian culture, archaeology, cities and ruins, artifacts and other images into the past, including this old sketch of Lake Titicaca.

CNN reports that a Newly found bird loses only known habitat in southeastern Venezuela to a hydroelectric dam. Showdown in the Ecuadoran Jungle, from the Washington Post, recounts the efforts ... Read More

Two months after the Aug 22, 2003 Rocket explosion puts Brazil's space dream in limbo (from AP) and killed 22, a joint Brazilian-Chinese effort launched from China made the ... Read More

Actor Alan Alda, while filming a documentary at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory for the PBS series "Scientific American Frontiers," in the Chilean region of El Norte Chico, was rushed to ... Read More

The patron saint of Lima is celebrated throughout the month of October, with the main celebrations occurring October 18-28. For more details of the processions and masses, read Procession ... Read More

President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada resigned the presidency of Bolivia following weeks of unrest, roadblocks and multiple deaths. Assuming the presidency, Vice President Carlos Mesa could serve the remainder of ... Read More

Episode 5 of Survivor 7 has the underdog showing its teeth, and the castaways are whittled down by one more who gulped a Seafood Smoothie. Don't miss any of the action ... Read More

Mar del Plata, southeast of Buenos Aires, is Argentina's premiere beach resort, offering 17 kilometers of beaches, plus sports fishing, scuba, colonial architecture, a university, sports, zoo, casino and lively ... Read More

Episode 4 begins to show Drake tribe new colors as alliances and challenges shift tribe members about. Morgan tribe wins more than a challenge when they pirate Rupert away and the ... Read More

Review descriptions, rates and amenities, availability, and then make reservations at hotels, hostels, motels, resorts, spas, lodges, self-catering units, bed and breakfast inns, pensiones, pousadas and other forms of accommodation ... Read More

Andean Attractions, cited by Japan Times, include Otavalo, Hacienda Pinsaqui (one of the great Haciendas of Ecuador, Volcan Guagua Pichincha, Papallacta, and the equator, or La Mitad del Mundo. Continuing our ... Read More

Protests against President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada's determination to export Bolivian natural gas through a Chilean port continue to escalate, resulting in many deaths. Demonstrators in La Paz and ... Read More

Click on the image for an enlarged view of this Araucanian woman, circa 1943, and more historical photos of Chile, from copper and nitrate mining in the Atacama Desert in ... Read More

Cruising the Galapagos Islands in a 112-foot brigantine schooner - report by Jackie Spinner of the Washington Post, who says "They’re expensive, hard to get to...and an eco-adventure of a ... Read More

More trouble in Venezuela: "An explosion and fire at a military airbase in Caracas destroyed two fuel trucks on Sunday and sent up a huge column of black smoke over ... Read More

National Geographic reports on the plan to create new forest canopy walkways in several areas, including a portion of Peru's cloud forest area. See Tree Canopy Walks Draw Tourists, Scientists ... Read More

Bolivia, South America's highest landlocked country, has some pristine, wild and rugged national parks, such as Madidi and Noel Kempff Mercado, each with a tremendous variety of wildlife ... Read More

Demonstrations for better human services, land reform and against Bolivia's participation in the free-trade area of the Americas and exportation of natural gas join the national strike and road blockades ... Read More

We are off to Manu, Peru December 6, 2003 for 10 days (Manu wilderness not the tourist zone). Rented our own boat, got the best Indian guides, a great boatman, ... Read More

The question United We Stand, Divided We...? is a tough one for Morgan tribe, not living up to their namesake as the "Terror of the Caribbean." Can they do better ... Read More

Morgan team is having a hard time: two members voted off, hungry, cold and dispirited. Can they make a comeback? or will the Pearl Islands defeat them?