Pope Leo XIV spent two decades ministering in Peru. He became part of Peruvian society and, eventually, a leader within it.

After years of gradual progress toward stability, a succession battle is pushing the country to the precipice of another full ...

A large-scale genome study shows that Indigenous peoples in the Americas split off several times, resulting in loss of important genetic diversity.

Traditionally, excavations deep in the jungles of Mexico, Central, and South America are difficult at best and dangerous at ...

‘It’s South America, but you don’t have to worry about your phone being nicked or sudden gunfire’ Little Uruguay, wedged between the mighty Argentina and Brazil, is a nation of subtle ...

But years before the White House crackdown South American countries grappling with the gang employed the same tactics as Trump: they used the Tren de Aragua as a political tool to criticize urban ...

From the globe's largest rainforest to world-class steak and ancient civilizations, South America has a lot to offer. But where are its highlights - and where should you leave off your itinerary?

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What the Qin did that was so staggering in scale and imagination was that it replaced, virtually overnight, a political system and social order that had been in place for eight centuries with a ...

The accident, one of the most horrific (and preventable) aviation disasters in South American history, resulted in nearly 200 deaths. The series explores not just the crash itself, but frames it ...

Martiz, according to the city, graduated from South Gate High School in 2004 and holds a double bachelor’s degree in government and American ... self-directed unjust political power grab ...