South America

Plaza de Armas in historic center of Cusco, Peru

Explore Cusco, Peru: Navel of the Incan world

Brazil's oldest museum was gutted by a fire that destroyed most of the 20 million artefacts it housed. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Brazil’s National Museum fire in context

Podcast Brian Glanville

The World Cup story

Barry Cunliffe and David Abulafia

Living with the oceans

Violeta_Parra_main-1f164dd

Violeta Parra and the birth of ‘New Song’

An indigenous Aymara woman selling herbs at La Paz's Witches' Market

Explore La Paz, Bolivia: the history of the turbulent city of peace

LCOZ_5066.CR2

Percy Fawcett and the lost city of Z: The history behind the film

Monument to Alexander von Humboldt

Books interview with Andrea Wulf: “Alexander von Humboldt is the forgotten father of environmentalism”

Cuban photographer Alberto Korda

Q&A Where did the famous portrait of Che Guevara come from?

Photo of pipe and tobacco

Q&A Did people smoke anything before tobacco was discovered?

Historic San Felipe de Barajas castle is one of the main attractions in Cartagena, Colombia. (Image: Thinkstock by Getty Images)

General prehistory

My favourite place: Cartagena de Indias, Colombia

DXBBB4-ba49f9a

My favourite place: Miranda Kaufmann

Photo of Uruguay football players celebrating victory

Q&A Who won the first FIFA World Cup?

Brazil's soccer star Pele is hoisted on the shoulders of his teammates and fans after Brazil won the ninth World Cup final against Italy. (AP Photo)

Brazil: where sport and politics have always mixed

Bolivar125-4cc3cb5

Bolívar: The Epic Life of the Man who Liberated South America