Dani Burlison

Colombia: A British tourist died April 23 near the small town of Mocoa in the department of Putumayo after taking a hallucinogenic drug. The 19-year-old died apparently after ingesting ayahuasca,...

Peru: Activity in the Ubinas Volcano has led authorities to evacuate 4,000 nearby residents along with nearly 30,000 llamas and alpacas. The country's most active volcano, Ubinas began shooting ash...

Nicaragua: Aftershocks continued to rattle the country after three earthquakes of magnitudes ranging between 5.1 and 6.7 killed two residents and injured dozens near Managua. Officials urged people to sleep...

Iceland: Union employees announced strikes at each of the country's airports, including Keflavík International Airport, through the end of April. The strikes will close all airports and disrupt all air...

Bermuda: Officials warned swimmers about occasionally high levels of seawater contamination, particularly along southern shores. Research indicates that dumping of raw sewage has increased fecal contamination near beaches to nearly...

Peru: Officials are cracking down on so-called nude tourism at Peru's prime historic tourist attraction, Machu Picchu. Four Americans were detained March 14 for stripping to their birthday suits for...

Haiti: The U.S. State Department issued a travel warning March 12, cautioning tourists to avoid the country because the local emergency response infrastructure remains weak four years after a massive...

Guatemala: Tourist activities were suspended when the Pacaya volcano erupted Monday 20 miles from popular tourist town Antigua. Pacaya spewed lava and shot smoke and ash more than 2 miles...

French Polynesia: About 400 cases of Zika fever have been confirmed, and nearly 8,300 more cases are suspected. The mosquito-borne illness has spread throughout the region, with cases reported on...

Venezuela: Protests erupted in Caracas Feb 18., after anti-government opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was arrested on charges of inciting unrest and encouraging violence against the government. Tens of thousands of...