Sao Paulo's clubbing scene has something for everyone, writes Bella Ann Townes.

Mark Muckenfuss follows in the footsteps of Darwin by travelling to the most plentiful and lush marine species environment on Earth.

An Antarctic explorer who died while travelling with his wife in Machu Picchu has been remembered as a “remarkable and lovely man”.

It's like Noah's Ark on the world's greatest flood plain, writes Lorraine Brown.

Derek Cheng treks to an isolated kingdom with a violent past.

Buenos Aires is home to an endangered species - the bookstore. Debora Rey explains.

Paul Rush feels the beating heart of an electric city of uninhibited charm.

Buenos Aires heaves with history, architecture, a thumping nightlife — and crazy passionate football fans, as Emma Land discovers.

This is the incredible moment a volcano erupts in Nicaragua - but the tourists standing right by it carry on filming even as a huge plume of smoke and ash fills the air.

During a trip up the Amazon, John Borthwick discovers people and wildlife largely untouched by civilisation.

LAN is optimistic about growth prospects at home and in Australia, despite sluggish economic conditions in both places.

A river safari to a remote Amazon animal sanctuary is magical, writes Lorraine Brown.

Chile's LAN Airlines has launched the Dreamliner on its services through Auckland as looming competition on flights to South America promises to bring down fares.

Steven Joyce has begun a 10-day visit to South America to try to drum up more interest in New Zealand as a study destination.

In the Argentinian capital, Winston Aldworth finds that meat and mating are on the brain.

Winston Aldworth checks in to a traditional hotel in the Argentine capital.

Fancy taking a punt at polo or tackling the tango? Get to BA, says Megan Singleton.

Argentine archaeologists discover ruins of a hideout built by the Third Reich in case its leaders needed to flee.

When American explorer Hiram Bingham first laid eyes on Machu Picchu, he felt as if he had walked into a dream, writes Derek Cheng.

Chilean mountaineers have found the wreckage of a plane that crashed in the Andes 54 years ago.

Air New Zealand says it will soon be flying direct to Argentina - something made more viable by a recent drop in jet fuel prices.

The man who was molested by Phillip Smith as a child, and who watched Smith murder his father, says he can now carry on with his life "without having that fear over my shoulders".

Phillip John Smith used his time behind bars to gain university qualifications and run a business - making the money he used to flee New Zealand.

Fans of the iconic Barbie doll can now wake up in Barbie's world. The Hilton Buenos Aires in Argentina has created the first Barbie-themed hotel room in the world.

Jeremy Clarkson’s Porsche, which inflamed Argentines with references to the Falklands war in the number plate, had an even more "offensive" plate in the boot.

Jeremy Clarkson may have broken driving laws by using a spare number plate registered to an different car while filming a controversial episode of Top Gear in Argentina.

Snowmen in Brazil? Diana Clement checks it out.