John Otis

It’s called “the millionaire’s ride” and that’s no exaggeration.

President Aquino builds trust by acknowledging an historic massacre of Muslims. National reconciliation could turn out to be Aquino’s legacy.

The annual United Nations survey on coca plant production in the Andean region serves as a kind of drug war report card -- yet it’s hard to tell whether Colombia is passing or failing.

The drug scopolamine is also known as “the devil’s breath” or “burundanga.” The late salsa diva Celia Cruz sang about it. In a recent documentary, Vice called it “the world’s scariest drug.”

On a PR push while their chiefs negotiate peace, Colombian rapping rebels hit YouTube and their army enemies strike back — with reggaeton.

The world's third most Catholic country finds the church increasingly out of step with its values.

Venezuela’s downtrodden opposition candidate Henrique Capriles is unlikely to win in the April 14 election, called after Hugo Chavez's death. He has just a few weeks to turn things around.

Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, has a reputation as a humble servant of God but also as an accomplice in the 'Dirty War.'

In a scene almost fitting of Argentina's Evita, Chavistas wait in a miles-long line for one last glimpse of Hugo Chavez.

Farmers in Colombia, a leading coffee exporter, are blocking roads and battling with police. Coffee production has crashed so hard that the land of Juan Valdez is now importing coffee — which would be akin to Saudi Arabia or Iran importing oil.

South America isn’t known for being accessible for the disabled. If Ecuador’s vice president has his way, that’s about to change.

Pedestrians, cyclists, skateboarders, and even scooter aficionados came out in force on Thursday as private vehicles were banned from circulating in Bogota for the annual Day without Cars. Bogota's car-free experiment promotes eco-friendlier transport.

They can monitor thousands of acres of Brazilian farmland and the border between the US and Mexico, but is the world ready for commercial drones?

While police work is important, a major part of the strategy is to install public transportation and link these systems to newly built parks, libraries and community centers that encourage people to reclaim their neighborhoods from drug-dealing gangs.

Today the world ends, right? One Colombian businessman is taking no chances — he built an underground bunker.