In a journey that would make the Griswalds proud, Diego Percivaldi piloted his family station wagon on a 47 day trip from Argentina to Dearborn, Michigan.

Argentina’s Education Minister Marta Torino quit after the publication of a school text book caused an outcry amongst war veterans.

After more than a year in development, Argentines will now be able to use regional accents and dialects in their web addresses.

A series of prison riots in Honduras has left twenty-seven dead. Sparked by a shooting in the San Pedra Sula penitentiary, resulting in rival gangs armed with knives and machetes escalating the incident into a prison riot killing 9.

Over two tons of lemons rained down on a trio of unsuspecting pedestrians when a truck lost it’s load on an overpass.

Evacuations continue in Chile as the Chaitén volcano spewed ash into the sky anew yesterday, creating a 6 mile high plume, visible from 150 miles away. Chilean government officials were alarmed by the level of volcanic activity and stepped up efforts to evacuate towns within a 30 mile radius of the peak.

Boca’s infamous stadium, La Bombonera, has been suspended from the Copa Libertadores after a linesman was hit on the forehead by ice hurled from the stands.

Condemned to life in prison for murdering his wife, a Banfield man was given a reprieve by way of an unusual legal decision. Justices reviewing his case reduced the sentence to 15 years after determining his wife had provoked her murder by having an affair.

If you’re beginning to feel a tad claustrophobic in the bustling streets of Buenos Aires, then by all means strap on a pack and head down to El Bolsón. Take a breather with some small town tranquility and big time mountain climbing.

Violent clashes at polling places killed one man and wounded dozens of others on Sunday in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Despite the violence and government attempts to stifle the vote, the referendum passed with over 80% of the vote.