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Telegraph Travel Awards 2025: Win an epic journey through Peru worth £20,000
Vote in the 2025 Telegraph Travel Awards for the chance to win one of 10 prizes, including this South American adventure with Cox & Kings
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Maradona spent final days in ‘house of horror’, trial told
Evidence proves that medical team did not treat the football great properly, claims lawyer for family
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Why the Chilean fjords are South America’s greatest overlooked treasure
Norway’s icy inlets get all the limelight – but Chile’s rugged gorges are one of South America’s most underrated wonders
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The long-haul summer holidays that are cheaper than a week in the Med
Europe has soaring flight prices and stifling temperatures, so is it time to consider swapping Spain for Sri Lanka?
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Watch: Sinkholes threaten thousands in Brazil
Widening abyss in city in the Amazon leaves 1,200 at risk of losing their homes
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The perfect self-drive holiday in Ecuador
Often seen simply as a gateway to the Galápagos, this compact little country lends itself ideally to a 10-night road trip
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British journalist missing in Brazil
Reporter Charlotte Peet not heard from in almost two weeks while travelling in South America
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Brazil’s ex-president Jair Bolsonaro charged over failed coup bid that included a plan to poison Lula
The Supreme Court is set to analyse the charges and if they are accepted, Mr Bolsonaro will stand trial
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New frog species named after Leonardo DiCaprio
Actor’s environmental activism saw the tribute in his honour after researchers discovered the small brown amphibian in Ecuador
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Argentine minister hails ‘inspirational’ Margaret Thatcher
Federico Sturzenegger describes prime minister during the Falklands War as a ‘fighter’ and a model for the reforms his country is enacting
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Watch: Kayaker swallowed by whale
Adrian Simancas vanished into jaws of marine mammal as he paddled with his father in choppy waters in southern Chile
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Cash as medicine: How Brazil slashed TB by tackling poverty
The scheme was launched to reduce poverty, but experts never anticipated the remarkable effects it would have on the country’s health
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Argentina to follow Trump and leave World Health Organization
Country’s President says decision is partly motivated by ‘deep differences’ over the agency’s handling of the pandemic
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A road trip through Argentina reveals the country’s wild beauty at its best
An extraordinary drive from Buenos Aires to Salta uncovers extraordinary landscapes, gauchos and a genuine sense of adventure
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High risk asteroid could hit earth in 2032 – can we defend ourselves?
Rock wider than football pitch could have devastating impact if it hits our planet – which, according to Nasa scientists, is possible
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Bolivia confirms death from Ebola-like virus so rare only 15 cases have ever been reported
It is still unclear how the farmer contracted Chapare Hemorrhagic Fever, but it is primarily caught through contact with infected rodents
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The world’s greatest ‘lost cities’ (and how to discover them)
Swallowed by foliage and time, these magical metropolises are waiting to be explored
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Assassination of an escort leads to miniskirt ban in world’s least popular parliament
In Peru, a murder marks a new low for what may already be the least popular legislative body in the world
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Jair Bolsonaro so ‘fired up’ by Trump’s inauguration invitation he ‘stopped taking Viagra’
Former Brazilian president’s plans to attend ceremony are scuppered after supreme court rejects request to release his confiscated passport
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How to celebrate your retirement in 2025
As retirement sails into view, time restrictions on travel are a thing of the past. Here’s how to make the most of your newfound freedom
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Chile’s president makes groundbreaking visit to South Pole as race for resources heats up
Gabriel Boric’s confirms commitment to the Antarctic Treaty is a ‘source of pride’ while peace in the ‘continent of science’ is on thin ice
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Venezuela’s Maduro sworn-in for third term as US offers $25m for his arrest
The Leftist dictator has presided over 12 years of economic collapse, while brutally repressing dissent
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Venezuela’s opposition leader freed after ‘kidnapping’, allies say
Supporters of María Corina Machado said she was arrested after leaving a protest against president Nicolás Maduro
