south america
Guerrillas in the Mist: Seven Days in Rebel-Held Territory in Colombia
What does half a century of war do to a country?
Why Doesn’t Anyone Produce Cocaine in Australia?
With an average gram costing €180, it's not like there's a lack of demand.
Guatemala's Ongoing Corruption Crisis Has Turned the Country Inside-Out
The country's last president is in jail, a crowded election is headed for a runoff, and despite massive protests observers aren't sure whether lasting reforms will be put in place.
A Criminal Gang Has Been Turning Victims into 'Zombies' with the 'World's Most Dangerous Drug'
Colombian Devil's Breath – also known as scopolamine – puts people into a trance-like state, in which they can be coerced to hand over thousands of pounds worth of valuables to criminals.
The Women of Peru’s Illegal Gold Mines
Peruvian photographer Omar Lucas travelled to the town of La Rinconada to spend time with women who spend 11 hours a day panning for gold.
The Twisted Legacy of Colombia's Aerial Cocaine Crop Spraying Programme
Over the last 21 years, the secretive and controversial US-backed drug war effort dumped weaponised herbicide on 4.3 million acres of land.
The Man Who Says He Knows the Truth About America's Economic Stranglehold on the World
We talked to Matt Kennard, author of The Racket, a new book that investigates how the US government, its banks and its intelligence agencies enforce a very covert and modern type of imperialism.
Taking Gold Pill Aphrodisiacs in Cali, Colombia
Colombians are seeking black market sexual stimulants, imported from Asia.
The 'National Geographic' Photographer Who Likes His Phone More Than His Camera
An interview with Ivan Kashinsky about the joys of the camera phone.
Manu Chao is Music's Last True Radical
Peter Culshaw trails the enduring troubadour, from a Saharan refugee camp to a mental asylum in Argentina.
Bulls, Booze, and Pumpkins: The Devil's Carnaval Returns to Colombia
The biannual six-day festival includes a lot of drinking, a lot of parades and a lot of extremely dangerous encounters with bulls.