Jim Eagles gets up close and personal with the incredible array of fauna on the isolated Galapagos Islands.

In the Galapagos you can walk as close as you like to the local sea lions and they simply don't react.

To combat the effects of tourism, the Ecuadorean Government has brought in increasingly strict controls on both the tourist industry and life on the Galapagos Islands.

Visitors flock to the Galapagos to experience its intriguing and diverse wildlife. But at what cost to these fragile isles, asks Alice Neville.

Michael Moore claimed he helped Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez write a UN speech over a bottle and a half of tequila.

Conservationists say a bungled makeover of Bolivia's Akapana pyramid could see the ancient structure collapse.

US President Barack Obama's recent Nobel Peace Prize has generated much praise as well consternation around the world.

The altitude in the Ecuadorean capital of Quito takes your breath away, as does its historic centre, writes Alice Neville.

New Zealand has been named the 20th best country for quality of life by a UN report on migration and development.