Being British, beaches didn't give me much to shout about in my formative years.

Efforts to find survivors from a mine collapse in Ecuador have proven fruitless, a report says.

The rescued Chilean miner dubbed the 'Casanova Nurse' after his wife and girlfriend came to blows over him has a second mistress

Delicious and filling and so much better from your own garden, potatoes are a deserved family favourite. Justin Newcombe gives us his top tips.

Most of Chile's 33 rescued miners are preparing to return to the homes they last saw more than 70 days ago.

The wildlife of Argentina's Esteros del Ibera enchants Pat Baskett.

Jim Eagles avoids a guinea pig lunch but is charmed by a fortune-telling bird.

Travel strains stranger in fiction.

Slum tours can improve locals' lives, writes Karen Phelps.

For mostly practical reasons the Brazilian constitution requires all of the nation's politicians to be able to read - even celebrity clowns.

Chris Reed takes to the saddle for a trip fuelled by good wine and vistas.

You wait all these years for James Cameron to make a 3D film about a peaceful tribe whose pastoral existence is threatened by greedy developers, then, like the proverbial bus, three come along in quick succession.

All Whites captain Ryan Nelsen has confirmed his availability for New Zealand's two home soccer internationals next month.

Peru's attractions extend far beyond a mountain-top Inca ruin, writes Chris Reed.

Sly's action comeback big, dumb but not enough fun.