Since 2006, Bolivia has been run by socialists every bit as militant as Venezuela's, experiencing a spectacular run of economic growth.

This is the heartbreaking moment a Brazilian footballer found out he was to become a father - just one week before he was killed in the Colombian jet crash.

Chapecoense goalkeeper Danilo was one of just seven people initially found alive after a charter plane crashed in Colombia killing 75 people.

An Israeli man who survived for 21 days in the Bolivian Amazon says he expects an upcoming film about his ordeal to create a tourist "tsunami" in the remote region.

A nine-year-old girl from Spain who went missing for seven months has been rescued from deep in the Amazonian rainforest.

As more Kiwis look to South America for adventure, Karen Phelps compiles a bucket list for the continent.

Two Australians are trapped in Bolivia for a month after they were attacked by flesh-eating maggots.

Charlotte Holmes heads deep into the mines of Potosi - once the richest city in all of Latin America.

David King and Bec Johnston discover the special joys of taking a 10-month-old girl on a six-month journey round South America.

Visiting Bolivia's salt flats wouldn't be complete without a night at the famous Luna Salada Hotel, writes Grant Dyson.

Grant Dyson visits Bolivia's salt flats while staying at the famous Luna Salada Hotel.

The vast salt plains and eerie beauty of south-western Bolivia are a transporting experience, writes Derek Cheng.

There were no locked doors, no guards, no security cameras. There was barely even a doorway.

Conservationists say a bungled makeover of Bolivia's Akapana pyramid could see the ancient structure collapse.

I tried my best to resist. Really, I did. But half an hour after checking in, I had started licking the walls and the bed in my hotel room.