Outside intervention in Venezuela is built on the idea that the fallout of a failed state has ramifications beyond its national borders.

The term "filibuster" used to refer to Americans who went to foreign countries to fight in their wars without the government’s permission.

Avocados had an important place in Mesoamerican peoples’ diet, mythology, and culture. It’s possible that they were eaten in Mexico 10,000 years ago.

The largest country in South America is home to a wide variety of cultures, fascinating history, and some of the most pristine wilderness found anywhere in the world.

The people who chiseled Costa Rica's stone spheres out of granite belonged to a distinct Latin American culture called the Chibchan.

The sweet potato is a New World food that spread around the world, including across the Pacific before the Europeans got there.

Every year, tens of thousands of pilgrims gather to celebrate the Christ of the Snow Star.

An expedition has identified the ruins of an unknown city in a remote part of Honduras.