Called the St. Tropez of Uruguay,

Carnaval isn't just Rio. Celebrated all over South America, the festivities in Rio de Janeiro and Oruro, Bolivia are perhaps the most known, but you can have fun anywhere!

Bolivian Province Gets Boost on Autonomy (AP). "The agreement followed weeks of street protests in Santa Cruz, the country's largest city, where business and civic leaders led calls for greater ... Read More

Following a meeting in Lima, Colombia, Venezuela Settle Rebel Dispute " (AP) over the capture of a Colombian rebel on Venezuelan soil, easing the worst diplomatic crisis between the ... Read More

Weak Dollar? There Are Still Some Places Where You Can Find a Bargain Frommer's says: "The downturn in the Argentinean economy makes Buenos Aires, a cosmopolitan city filled ... Read More

Colombiana Sandino nominada para Oscar mejor actriz (Reuters) -"La actriz bogotana Catalina Sandino Moreno dio el martes a Colombia la primera nominación para el Oscar al ser postulada como mejor ... Read More

So say the Santiaguinos. Chile's capital city is cosmopolitan, the financial, cultural, and political center of the country. Santiago is graced with tree-lined streets, parks, distinctive neighborhoods, ample assortment of ... Read More

Update: Another strong 6.1 on January 28 off the coast. A strong 6.1 off the coast on January 24 shows the earthquake activity is increasing in severity. Earthquakes Off Ecuador's Coast ... Read More

Bolivian fuel protests escalate (BBC News) "Tens of thousands of Bolivians have rallied in Santa Cruz - the country's economic capital - to protest against cuts in fuel subsidies... ... Read More

Update: Additional earthquakes, including a 6.0 quake are continuing off the coast of Ecuador in an area where the South American and Nazca plates converge. Sources report five earthquakes in a ... Read More

Ecuadorline Newsletter "is a tourist information service about Ecuador. Many tourist enterprises support and finance our promotion and information job. Our main objective is to benefit the sponsor companies ... Read More

Easter Island - the Navel of the World is a long way from anywhere, but once there, you'll be intrigued by the mysteries, theories and discoveries surrounding the ancient statues, ... Read More

Brazil Offers to Help Colombia With Riff (AP) as "the dispute over the capture inside Venezuela of a Colombian rebel leader has become the most contentious in decades between the ... Read More

Update: U.S. Government Sending Guyana Supplies (AP) of drainage pumps, food and other supplies and is "standing by to evacuate as many as 20,000 people from towns east of the ... Read More

With more cruise ships stopping at Port Stanley, readers want to know: what's there to see and do in the Falkland Islands? Answers in Falkland Islands for Visitors. Browse through the ... Read More

Flooding shuts down Georgetown (Barbados Daily Nation) - "Almost all of Georgetown closed down yesterday as flooding continued for the third straight day, leaving some people in waist-high water." ... Read More

False tsunami alarm in Chile sends thousands fleeing their homes (AP) - "Radio reports from Concepcion, Chile's third largest city 500 miles (350 miles) south of Santiago, indicated the rumor ... Read More

Colombia, Venezuela Spar Over Rebel Leader (AP) recaps the conflict over "last month's capture of Rodrigo Granda, a leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in Caracas ... Read More

Woman Sets Out to Row Across Pacific (AP) - "A 26-year-old French woman set out in a row boat Wednesday on a 4,900-mile solo voyage to Polynesia, hoping to ... Read More

Arqueólogos peruanos hallan 55 efigies preincas de plata (Reuters) reports the finding of pre-Inca silver artifacts in Pikillacta, an important Wari community south of Cuzco. Once these findings have been ... Read More

Enter the gates into the walled community of the Santa Catalina de Siena Monastery in Arequipa, Peru and step back 400 years in time. Opened to the public in ... Read More

Archaeology is defined as the systematic study of past human life and culture by the recovery and examination of remaining material evidence, such as graves, buildings, tools, and pottery. Here ... Read More

"Colombia frequently tops the lists of the world’s most dangerous countries." Yet the author of this article from InsideOut Travel Magazine says "Colombia isn’t necessarily a bad tourist destination." Read ... Read More

About a two hour boat ride from Puno, Peru, The Floating Islands of Lake Titicaca are the home of the Uros, who consider themselves the owners of the lake and ... Read More

2005 Earthquake Count in South American Area is a new feature which will be updated weekly with earthquake information, including magnitude and location.

"Soya bean farmers in Brazil are demanding that a 600-mile-long stretch of highway, which runs due north through the Amazon region, should be paved so it can be used in ... Read More

Traveling throughout southern Peru couldn't be easier with Sonesta's Posadas del Inca. Most of the region's top attractions, like Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca, are close to our collection of ... Read More

Un debilitado El Niño afectará el clima en próximos 3 meses (Reuters) reports that if a weakened El Niño weather pattern strengthens over the next three months, it will likely ... Read More

Photojournal: Inca Trail Porter (BBC News) reports on one porter's experience on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Browse through the newly added Machu Picchu Books and Souvenirs for more information ... Read More

Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro take place during February 5, 6, 7, 8 this year. If you're looking for accommodations then or anytime, consider renting an apartment, from a ... Read More

And don't forget the sun blocker as the Ozone hole casts southern shadow (AP) in and around Punta Arenas, Chile on your way to Trekking Torres del Paine.

In addition to the escalating deaths in Indonesia, Argentina too mourns its dead following a fire in a nightclub which killed at least 175 people, mostly teenagers, and Officials ... Read More