Maximo Napa said he had to resort to eating roaches, birds and turtles to survive.

Surveillance footage shows the man standing up and walking away after the incident in Lima.

Suspect tried to smuggle more than €10,000 of cocaine from Cartagena to Amsterdam, Colombian authorities said.

Peruvian police released footage showing a suspect pounding Cusco’s 12-Angle Stone.

Video shows the moment police use fancy dress to carry out a drug raid in Lima, Peru.

Dell Simancas captures the moment his son, Adrián, is swallowed and spat out by a humpback whale.

At least 20 people have been injured after a factory making costumes for Carnival celebrations in Brazil caught fire.

The project aims to boost numbers of threatened tracajás turtles in Amazonas state.

Two people were killed in the accident, the Brazilian city’s fire department said.

The body of water runs through industrial areas on the outskirts of Buenos Aires.

Heavy rain across the Brazilian city caused transport chaos and subway overcrowding.

Firefighters in Viña del Mar rescued more than 35 revellers trapped aboard a malfunctioning Ferris wheel.

A state of emergency has been declared in southern Brazil after heavy rain caused flooding in costal cities.

Bruno Lobo was practising filming with a new camera off the coast of Brazil, as he heard a woman screaming.

Videos show waves reported to be up to four metres high upending boats and deluging towns.

A firefighter dressed as Santa abseils down a bridge in Guatemala City to give gifts to children.

An officer in Peru smashed a suspected drug dealer’s door in, while clad as Dr Seuss’ famous character.

The BBC’s Will Grant looks at unrest in which seven people died, leading to family members attempting to break inside to check on their relatives.

Locals call the shacks “suicide homes” with authorities planning a forced evacuation if necessary.