Colombia is located in northwestern South America, with coastlines on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. The Andes ...

The Andean condor has been threatened with extinction for decades. At one time, the condor was considered extinct in ...

A new study underscores the importance of conservation for the region’s “Five Great Forests,” which support nearly half of some beloved species’ global populations.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — In his celebratory news conference on the U.S. capture of Venezuelan strongman leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump set out an extraordinarily forthright view of the use of ...

Every country is a massive puzzle unless we visit it, or some local tells us about it. The best part is just how amazed we feel by the diversity that each one holds. Well, this is an intriguing list ...

From dodos to dugongs, mythical birds to magical horses, these 15 weirdest national animals from around the world truly let their freak flag fly.

Cheered on by local community groups, three rehabilitated Andean condors have been released into the skies of the Patagonia National Park, Chile. Their liberation is part of the Manku Project, a ...

Long before big cats, terror birds reigned as apex predators. Here’s how these flightless birds hunted, and why they went extinct.

High in the Peruvian Andes, fear of wildcats once meant survival. Pumas, pampas cats and the elusive Andean cat were seen only as threats to livestock — and were hunted without hesitation. But one ...

Often drawing from reproduced images or newspaper photos, she made work that quietly yet memorably critiqued her country’s ...

THE EUROPEAN UNION and Mercosur, a bloc of South American countries, first started negotiating their trade deal last century. In 1999 Bill Clinton was in the White House, Boris Yeltsin was stumbling ...

There is profound uncertainty in the South America following the U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela with neighboring Colombia bracing for an influx of refugees as it ramps up security over fear of a new ...