Fancy taking a punt at polo or tackling the tango? Get to BA, says Megan Singleton.

Argentine archaeologists discover ruins of a hideout built by the Third Reich in case its leaders needed to flee.

The jungle-choked remains of a "lost city", abandoned by a mysterious civilisation several centuries ago and long thought to have housed gold and "monkey children", have been....

In Chile’s beautiful landscape, inspired chefs are bringing the country’s traditional recipes back to life, discovers Rocky Casale.

When American explorer Hiram Bingham first laid eyes on Machu Picchu, he felt as if he had walked into a dream, writes Derek Cheng.

Chilean mountaineers have found the wreckage of a plane that crashed in the Andes 54 years ago.

Air New Zealand says it will soon be flying direct to Argentina - something made more viable by a recent drop in jet fuel prices.

The man who was molested by Phillip Smith as a child, and who watched Smith murder his father, says he can now carry on with his life "without having that fear over my shoulders".

Phillip John Smith used his time behind bars to gain university qualifications and run a business - making the money he used to flee New Zealand.

Jeremy Clarkson may have broken driving laws by using a spare number plate registered to an different car while filming a controversial episode of Top Gear in Argentina.

Snowmen in Brazil? Diana Clement checks it out.

Trekking through Puyehue National Park in Chile tests Derek Cheng's tenacity.

A $611 million unsolicited takeover proposal for Chiquita Brands could lead to the scrapping of its pending merger with Irish competitor Fyffes.

Energy companies are taking their controversial fracking operations from the land to the sea - to deep waters off the US, South American and African coasts.

World Cup tourists have given a big thumbs up to the just-ended event in Brazil, according to a new study.

The historic Arequipa precinct, built from white volcanic stone, is a sight to behold writes Anna Leask.

There is only one place for fired up Kiwi-Chilean Mauricio Olmedo-Perez to be.

Chris Leadbeater explores Colombia's mysterious interior and encounters the remnants of a forgotten civilisation.

Argentina is poised to miss a bond payment today, putting the country on the brink of its second default in 13 years.

There is nothing like the sight of a man, mere seconds ago a formidable athlete, now rolling around on the ground in agony because someone touched his shirt to tell you that the football/soccer World Cup is upon us.

Alanah Eriksen reaches dizzy heights and has a few low moments on a culinary safari through Peru.

Brazil native Ana Paula De Jesus says her dream football World Cup final would be to see her countrymen play their arch-rival, Argentina.

Residents of Rocinha, the largest favela in Rio de Janeiro, have been portrayed as domestic servants, thieves and uneducated nonentities for too long, they say.

An activist in Chile has burnt documents representing NZ$580 million worth of student debt during a protest at Universidad del Mar.

Anna Leask experiences authentic and unspoiled Peruvian life at a rustic town in the Andean Highlands.