It’s a toxic combination that is enriching criminal gangs and corrupt officials across the region, as the price of gold touches new highs on world markets.

Since its 19th-century independence wars from Spain, Latin America has embraced caudillismo: a political system headed by ...

The region is seeing a boom in fossil fuels just as the impacts of the climate crisis really bite. It’s raising thorny questions about who gets to benefit from planet-heating oil.

Once the epitome of glamour, Venezuela is in a state of perpetual crisis. Now there is talk of a US invasion. Why?

The houses are worn by weather and time, photographed in isolation like forgotten monuments. They have a haunted feel: Windows are boarded on Victorian-era turrets; paint flakes off the towering ...

SHERIDAN — Dogs and cats are not the exotic animals that typically come to mind when one thinks of the Galapagos Islands. But 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, they are in desperate need of medical ...

The Journal will feature some of the cool rigs New Mexicans use to adventure, camp and hunt. Send us pictures and details about your campers, OHVs, four-wheel drives, trailers and more.

Fast, curious, and unflinchingly bold, the tayra is one of South America’s most extraordinary small predators. This film delves into its hunting behavior, habitat, and surprising diet, showing how ...

Wet weather will frequent large portions of South America throughout autumn; however, dry spells will dominate the weather pattern in southern and northern parts of the continent. Wet weather will ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say, the U.S. military has killed at least 61 people in 14 strikes against drug-smuggling vessels ...