The city of Cáceres, in the state of Mato Grosso, hosts the International Fishing Festival (FIP). What started out as a local festival in 1980 has now become the biggest river fishing festival…

Hip-Hop al Parque (Hip-Hop in the Park) is Bogotá's festival of beats and rhymes and takes place each year in the city's Parque Simón Bolivar.

If the year is just too short for you to pay homage to all the Catholic saints you'd like to venerate, this Catholic holiday fits the bill perfectly: a devotional bonanza where every single…

Folklore song and dance groups from the provinces come together to fill Ambato's large Plaza de la Segunda Constituyente square with strictly white or brightly coloured costumes and a lively…

The Chemical Brothers perform at the CrediCard Hall in São Paulo on the back of their latest album We Are the Night.

The lovely town of Cartagena on Colombian's Caribbean coast hosts the country's annual National Beauty Contest, or Reinado Nacional de Belleza de Colombia.

Hear the latest Chilean compositions at the annual Festival of Contemporary Chilean Music in the Salón Fresno inside the Catholic University's beautiful exhibition centre. The festival has…

Don't miss your chance to see one of the best free shows in the heavens this year - the Leonids will peak on 19 November.

The all-important annual Queen of Quito competition is held at the Teatro Nacional. A posse of Ecuadorian beauties from across the country primp and preen themselves with the hope of reigning…

Truly a ghostly experience, the matador and the bull come face to face by candlelight and accompanied by the singing of Spanish flamenco at the Nocturnal Flamenco Bullfighting Festival. This…

One of the most spectacular Chilean manifestations of the devotions for the celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is the annual pilgrimage to the Santuario de la Virgen de lo…

This feast day celebrates the conception of Mary, mother of Jesus, who according to Catholic doctrine was conceived and born free of sin as the perfect vessel for the coming Messiah.

Around 150 artisans from a never-ending list of Latin American countries proudly exhibit typical handicrafts at the International Exhibition of Traditional Arts and Crafts in Santiago's Parque…

The Pase del Niño Viajero is an impressive procession that takes place every year on Christmas Eve in the municipality of Cuenca.

Andacollo's Fiesta Grande is a religious gathering that draws crowds of up to 150,000, who converge on this small town in central Chile to worship the patron saint of local mines, La Virgen…

São Paulo celebrates the incoming year along Avenida Paulista with a traditional party featuring renowned musicians and local celebrities.

The northern towns of Morrope and Illimo in Cajamarca stage masked processions and pageants to celebrate the day of Reyes Magos, a popular cultural tradition in Hispanoamerica, better known as…

Amongst the more colourful religious festivals in Venezuela is the 'Procesion de la Divina Pastora', patron saint of the province of Lara. A statue of the 'divine shepherdess' undertakes the…

Saint Sebastian, patron saint of archers, armourers, athletes, the dying, enemies of religion, ironmongers, lacemakers, laceworkers, the plague, the police, racquet makers, Rio de Janeiro…

The Inca Trail is an ancient roadway that winds through the Peruvian mountains high above the Urubamba River, following a route leading to the "lost" city of Machu Picchu.