The best cities in Central and South America in our annual "World’s Best Awards" survey for 2025 allow travelers to immerse themselves in history, culture, and local cuisine.

Criminal gangs from central and south America are taking advantage of lax US immigration laws to set up in cities across the nation and steal from hardworking citizens, a sheriff has warned.

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A study conducted by scientists at the University of Oxford has traced the impressive journey of dogs across the Americas before the first contacts with European colonizers.

Costa Rica is a small but stunning country in Central America, located between Nicaragua (north) and Panama (south). It is unique because it borders both the Pacific Ocean (west) and the Caribbean ...

Maps illustrate the complex drug flow into the U.S., highlighting trafficking routes and challenges.

Viper’s DNA Reveals Ancient Map of South America Although vipers are famous for their venomous bites, it turns out these snakes have another story to tell.

“It is a map of South America and a part of Central America, as Hitler proposes to reorganize it … This map makes clear the Nazi design not only against South America but against the United ...

From Panama to Argentina, the best places to visit in Central and South America in 2024 have both ancient history and brand new hospitality offerings.

Kinkajous, members of the procyonid family which also includes raccoons and coatis, are native to Central and South America and enjoy tropical rainforest climates.

And the Pan-American Highway is the ultimate road trip. Technically the longest road in the world, it connects the northernmost part of North America to the southernmost tip of South America.

Though it has some of the world's most significant reserves, Latin America has not emerged as a key player in the rare earth race.