A major theme this year is Europe vs. South America, no-nonsense defensive tactics against 'the beautiful game.' As these distinctions erode, the rivalry is stronger than ever.

Greg Grandin’s superb, punchy account of the deep ties between the US and Latin America forms a powerful case for closer ties in the present ...

Looking north after passing Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes National Monument [captured by an earlier reader photographer], one cannot miss seeing the “Continental Divide” that has been the ...

Wolves from Colorado's new pack expanded their roaming range over the past 35 days to the state's northwesternmost county and across the Continental Divide.

A mother speaks up as she reads diligently from the sign about the continental divide — how, from this point in South Bend, waters flow east into the Great Lakes and west toward the Mississippi ...

Beginning less than an hour from Denver in the town of Idaho Springs, North America's highest paved road invites sightseers on a drive that showcases the Continental Divide's natural wonders.

With the waning of the great commodity boom, which benefited the whole of South America, future economic growth will have to come from productivity, investment and efficiency.

Bike the Great Divide Route, Multistate Travel the world's longest bike route from Canada to New Mexico through forest roads and a smattering of asphalt.

A long walk. The two plan to hike the entire Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, which stretches 3,100 miles from Mexico to Canada.