The Atacama desert in Chile sits long and lean, sandwiched between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.The desert's extreme aridity makes it one of the clearest places on...

Watch: Video from Veracruz state shows widespread devastationAt least 27 people have died and others are missing, according to authorities, after floods in Mexico triggered landslides and swept away...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that a boat recently bombed by the US was "Colombian with Colombian citizens inside", an allegation the White House called "baseless". The US...

A 30-year-old woman has become the third person to die from methanol poisoning in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, as the authorities investigate the source of the tainted...

Ione WellsSouth America correspondentReutersEcuadorean President Daniel NoboaFive people have been detained after an alleged attempted assassination of Ecuador's president, according to the government.About 500 people threw rocks at the...

US President Donald Trump and his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, have had a call described by both sides as friendly and positive as Brazil seeks to...

Catherine EllisBusiness reporter, Riohacha, ColombiaBBCIn the Colombian city of Riohacha there are numerous street sellers of traditional bags called mochilasFor every handwoven bag she sells on the palm-lined promenade...

Dogs, cats, tortoises and even a rooster were blessed on 4 October, in celebrations to mark the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. Churches around the world hold special...

US forces have killed four people in an attack on a boat off the coast of Venezuela that was allegedly trafficking drugs, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says. "The strike...

The alleged leader of Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua's armed wing has been captured in a joint operation involving Colombia, the US and the UK. Colombia's National Police...

Gemma HandyBusiness reporter, St Johns, Antigua Getty ImagesHomes in Barbuda were flattened by 2017's Hurricane IrmaFor some Barbudans, thunderstorms still trigger flashbacks of the night in September 2017 when...

REUTERS/Sebastian CastanedaPolice surrounded the Congress buildingPolice and young anti-government protesters clashed in the Peruvian capital, Lima, over the weekend.A rights group said at least 18 protesters had been injured...