Sarah Sands explores Chile's extraordinary landscapes, from the arid Atacama Desert in the north to the spectacular summits of Torres del Paine in the south... more
Colombia distils the best of South America - and with the help of a good guidebook and advice from other travellers, you're very likely to stay safe... more
Sebastian Coates will be given plenty of time to settle into his new surroundings but first team coach Steve Clarke is confident the Uruguay international is ready to play... more
BG Group, one of the UK's biggest gas producers, posts a 27% leap in profit in the second quarter, thanks to higher natural gas prices and more success in Brazil... more
British oil explorer Rockhopper Exploration in talks with banks over funding to develop oil it has found in the Falkland Islands, the firm has said... more
Riots break out after legendary Argentine football club River Plate are relegated to the country's second division for the first time in its 110-year history... more
WPP puts a major shareholder rebellion over executive pay behind it as the advertising giant makes a second major purchase in Brazil in as many days... more
Travelex, the foreign currency supplier, is buying Brazil's largest foreign exchange business in a deal believed to be worth up to £140 million... more
Brazil has overtaken China as the favourite market for emerging private equity deals over the next year, due to a stronger political and regulatory environment and lower valuations, according to a news survey... more
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has racked up more than £1 billion of asset sales this week as it followed its disposal of the UK's second-biggest refinery by agreeing to offload most of its business in Chile... more
The Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra from Venezuela will return to the Southbank in what will be the highlight of the centre's classical season for 2011/12... more
Directors of oil services group Wellstream will be at least £22 million richer after the firm succumbs to an improved £800 million offer from US conglomerate General Electric... more
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