The Hotel Caoca is an unlikely hangout for an accused drug smuggler. But this is where Sharon Armstrong spent much of her seven days in Buenos Aires...

An Argentinian paper has revealed fresh details of how a NZ woman was tricked into smuggling cocaine out of the country...

Sharon Armstrong, former Maori Language Commission deputy chief executive, has been detained in Buenos Aires.

A place on the San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants has become one of the most sought-after honours for restaurateurs.

Jill Worrall finds some 19th century parallels with New Zealand history in South America's deep south.

This isolated area of South America is home to majestic glaciers, Magellanic penguins, elephant seals and cormorant... as well as some 50,000 beavers, a handful of which were introduced in the 19th century.

The jewels in Brazil's crown range from opulent beaches to colourful slums, writes Geoff Cumming.

Rio de Janeiro balances the dreamy opulence of sunny beaches with the reality of life in the favelas.

Justin Newcombe pays tribute to an icon of the New Zealand garden, one that is just coming into season.

Jill Worrall embarks on a cruise through Patagonia from Chile's southernmost city.

Bolivia's infamous Death Road is an unlikely must-do for bike-riding gringos, writes Grant Dyson.

The 33 miners rescued from inside a Chilean mine last year had considered suicide and cannibalism, it has emerged.

With just 48 hours to spend in Argentina's capital city, Geoff Cumming goes in search of some live Latin beats.

The Andes' artisans call on skills thousands of years in the making, writes Jim Eagles.

Tasting wine that you can't afford is one of the pleasures of the job. It doesn't happen often but it's usually a joyous and memorable occasion when it does.