South America is a large continent comprised of the very large and prominent countries of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and many more. But there's three countries on the same land mass as the ...

Consider the dramatic geographical and potential climatic changes if the entire continent of South America suddenly vanished.

In a new book, the Pulitzer Prize winner Greg Grandin tells the history of the hemisphere from south of the border.

Greg Tobin, author of Conclave and Pope John XXIII, the Good Pope, argues that the time is right for an African pope. He ...

A conversation with Greg Grandin about his groundbreaking new book America, América: A New History of the New World.

South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV), the College of Charleston, SC250 and SC250 Charleston will welcome celebrated, award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns to Charleston for an exclusive ...

Ornithologist Bruce Beehler tracks down what he calls the “Magnificent Seven,” a charismatic group of migratory birds, in his ...

Montevideo, São Paulo, and Santiago headline South America’s costliest cities—urban giants and small capitals alike hit hard.

Colorful buildings on Cape Town's rocky landscape.

Wataru finally arrived Ushuaia Completed 2 continents Wataru runs South American wilderness Mirador Fits Roy The runner was delighted to have covered a total of 25,000 km in his quest to cross the fiv ...

He ran as much as he could on trail, especially in North America, including most of the Pacific Crest Trail. Iino estimates ...