Comprising 12 countries, as well as French Guiana, the vast and varied continent is home to some wonderful sights, like the ...

Listen to Story La Paz and El Alto face landslide risks due to unstable terrain Irpavi II in La Paz shows severe damage from soil erosion Markets in El Alto operate on dangerous cliff edges Nestled in ...

After the tweet spread, others began using the same map of South America as surreal punchlines to jokes. User @GRAVEMINDS posted a joke that gained over 30 retweets and 130 likes (shown below, left).

China’s state firms are major investors in the region’s energy, infrastructure, and space industries, and the country has surpassed the United States as South America’s largest trading partner.

Police have seized more than two tons of cocaine worth around €130 million (US$134 million) in the northern French port of Le Havre. Smugglers used a container clone to bring in the drugs ...

South America is a facinating continent, etched with history and culture, with many places speaking Spanish due to European colonisation. These include Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia ...

Last month authorities seized more than 2.3 tonnes of ­cocaine, worth almost $1bn, off the Queensland coast, in what was believed to be Australia’s biggest bust linked to bikies. South American ...

A DRUG dealer was warned he’s facing jail after being caught trafficking cocaine. Jack Burman, 26, from Chepstow was arrested in Cwmbran by Gwent Police last November. At Cardiff Crown Court ...