south america
Thousands of Colombians wave white flags for peace
The war with the FARC, together with some other similar conflicts in Colombia, has killed an estimated 220,000 people and forced nearly 7 million from their homes.
Colombian voters just rejected the country’s historic peace deal
In a shocking turn, an accord that would have ended the 52-year war between the Colombian government and FARC rebels was narrowly rejected during a referendum.
Bolivia ended its drug war by kicking out the DEA and legalizing coca
Though the US said this month that Bolivia has "demonstrably failed" to fulfill its counter-narcotics commitments, there is less violence, less cocaine, and even less coca in Bolivia than there was before.
This Chewing Stingray Sheds Light on the Evolution of How Animals Eat
This Amazonian stingray chews its food like a cow or goat.
Why Brazil’s Answer to Mexican Tequila Is the Perfect Drink
Older than Peruvian pisco and Mexican tequila, cachaça originates from the sugarcane plantations in north Brazil. "Cachaça is the perfect drink," says restaurant owner Silvio Luiz de Oliveira. “It invigorates the energy and makes a great caipirinha."
Space to Dream Is the First Major Australasian Exhibition of Contemporary South American Art
The curators spent three years putting together the show, which features work from seven different countries.
How a Cleaning Lady Became One of Argentina’s Only Female Grill Chefs
In Argentina, cooking asado barbecue is a guy job—women get to dally about with lettuce and wash up. But at a restaurant in Mendoza, lady griller Virginia Lázaro is changing all that.
From the Tribe to the Table in the Colombian Amazon
Chef Cielo Gomez has spent the better part of a decade in the Tres Fronteras region of the Amazon, learning recipes from several indigenous tribes that she incorporates into her menu at El Cielo.
Why I'm Willing to Risk My Life to Make Sure You're Drinking Good Coffee
I was recently a judge for a coffee competition in Rwanda when the country was falling into a civil war. A military coup was happening and there were tanks on the street. We heard an automatic rifle and one of the president's cousins was killed in...
Gold-medal winning American swimmer Ryan Lochte robbed at Rio olympics
Lochte was one of four American swimmers robbed at gunpoint in Rio by men posing as police officers early Sunday.
US declares health emergency in Puerto Rico over Zika outbreak
Officials said there were 10,690 laboratory confirmed Zika cases on the Caribbean island of 3.5 million, including 1,035 pregnant women, and that by year's end a quarter of the island's population could be exposed.