Colombian folk music icon Totó La Momposina, known as the “Queen of Cumbia,” has died. She was 85. The Colombian Ministry of Culture announced the lauded vocalist’s death Tuesday morning. “Today we ...

From remote islands to peaceful shorelines, these secluded Florida beaches offer fantastic shelling and peaceful shores.

Colombia is home to the most species of birds known to ornithologists. Merlin, an app, is helping to build an “avian tourism” ...

Since 1977, Allen has taken readers not just on fascinating adventures across the region, but into the hearts and minds of ...

Mission Beach sits between the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay, shaped by its unique coastal geography and its early ...

When the earliest humans began to migrate out of Africa, it didn’t take long before they ran into an ocean. Or a sea. Or a lake. Or a river — most of our planet’s surface is water, after all. For ...

The only risk is wanting to stay,” so ran Colombia’s official tourism slogan some 18 years ago. The cheesy promotional video ...

Known as by-the-wind sailors because of the way they catch the ocean breeze using the sail-like fin on top of their bodies, ...

Leaning over the side of a small speedboat, Jhon Cantillo scoops up a thick clump of bright green vegetation, holding it up ...

Waking up on the Caribbean coast, for a brief moment, it felt like home in New England, the soft light, sound of water, and ...

Colombian singer Shakira drew an estimated 2 million people to a free concert on Copacabana beach, generating some $160 million economic impact, ...

Joshua Robinson, a nurse, was sentenced to seven years in Virginia Beach Circuit Court Monday morning for a hit and run four ...