La Casa Colorada is one of the few remaining colonial buildings in Santiago. It houses the Museum of Santiago, including a number of dioramas representing key moments in the ... Read More

Join guest author Skip Kaltenheuser on a shamanic quest in Peru's Amazon rain forest in Amazon Off-Line: Eat This Shrub and Call Me in the Morning This and other ... Read More

Shouted the person who'd just been voted off! Episode 5: Rupert builds a raft to redeem his shelter snafu. One player disses another as a big drunk. The Reward Challenge promises ... Read More

Rio carnival a riot of fantasy, reports Reuters, saying "Brazilians forgot their troubles on Sunday night as Rio de Janeiro's annual Carnaval exploded into an extravaganza of flesh, fantasy and ... Read More

Muere en combate jefe guerrillero de las FARC en Colombia, from Reuters, reports the death of Pedro Rivera Cristancho, aka "Tiberio," responsible for arms and drug smuggling, the recruitment of ... Read More

Hallan momias bien conservados de época preinca en Perú , from Reuters, details the finding of two mummies, a man and a boy, in a well-preserved state. They were found ... Read More

The teaser for Episode 5 mentions a manly struggle to be top dog in the tribe. Can you guess who it is? Or who they are? And how about the women? Who ... Read More

Lima is called the City of Kings for the day it was founded. A vastly important colonial city, Lima now suffers the ills of modern cities, but visitors who rush ... Read More

Brazilian Group to Tone Down Sex in Parade, reports AP, just days before Carnaval. The samba school, or escola, is promoting safe sex with condoms via the explicit themes of ... Read More

Episode 4 sees one tribe shell-shocked by a cruel night on the island, bringing one castaway to tears and making another feel very guilty. Rob and Amber’s flirtation heats up. The ... Read More

Join the Ecuadorian Upper Amazon Deep Forest Wilderness and Cultural Sojourn To the Amazanga Community and the Llushin River Wilderness, March 18 – 24, 2004. Details about the tour and fundraising benefit ... Read More

There's a nasty tropical storm ahead. Some players get hurt; others find their resolve and endurance tested. Can you guess who will be the fourth player to leave? Take the ... Read More

Small Ecuador Seen Hit by Illegal Wildlife Trade, from Reuters, reports on the illegal wildlife trade, primarily in shark fins and sea cucumbers from the Galapagos, and monkeys, parrots, snakes ... Read More

Brasilia is a monument to what Brazilians can do and have done. It's a city pointing like an arrow into the future. It's built on a massive scale, with large, ... Read More

Brazil, Colombia, Peru to hit Amazon smugglers from Reuters, reports the meeting of these three countries on the Amazon to agree on three-way military coordination in the war against ... Read More

World's finest clothes at the gates of the Inca's Puna, Pravda reports, saying "Argentina's northern province of Catamarca holds an unexploited treasure. Vicuna's clothes are considered even better than Cashmere ... Read More

Richard tangles with a shark (much smaller than this one!) while fishing; Rupert and Jerri have a heated argument; romance starts to bloom between two castaways; a crate of supplies ... Read More

Rio to Fight Sex Tourism as Carnival Nears, from Reuters. Carnaval is huge in Rio, but celebrations in other cities other countries, attract thousands. Read additional reports about Carnaval in Barranquilla, ... Read More

Chile's capital city is cosmopolitan, the financial, cultural, and political center of the country. It's graced with tree-lined streets, parks, distinctive neighborhoods, ample assortment of restaurants and hotels. In ... Read More

Episode 2: They thought they'd seen it all the first time, but the All-Stars face a desperate situation none of them has known before. A nervous castaway keeps failing miserably when ... Read More

Colombian TV journalist shot dead, from Aljazeera.net, has this event as well as background information on the humanitarian crisis Ranked Third Worldwide, noted by KBC, as thousands of refugees flee ... Read More

Easter Island seeks to save ancient culture, from the Los Angeles Times, reports the efforts of Easter Islanders who want political autonomy from Chile or independence, either way an end ... Read More

Peruvians claim surfing began with the tortora (reed) boats fishermen use still for fishing off the Peruvian coast. Similar boats are used on Lake Titicaca. Celebrate the Huanchaco Beach Olympics ... Read More

Chilean poet, writer, diplomat, political activist and exile, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, Pablo Neruda is also called the "people's poet," senator, and one of Chile's gifts to ... Read More

If you're facing a lengthy delay between flights, check out the reports on various airports in The Budget Traveller's Guide to Sleeping in Airports.

Graf Spee to rise from her grave is The Scotsman's account of the efforts to raise the WWII German battleship from the muddy depths of Rio de la Plata off ... Read More

Equipped only with a water canteen, the 18 Survivor all-stars are escorted by the Panamanian military to their camps. Shelter, fire and drinking water are their first priorities, but will ... Read More