Operation Marvel – Policemen Disguised as Superheroes Bust Criminal Gang on Halloween
Peruvian police in Lima recently received international attention for an offbeat operation in which officers disguised as Marvel and DC superheroes dismantled a crime family. In a video that has been doing the rounds online for about two weeks now, police officers disguised as Captain America, Thor, Spiderman and Cat Woman can be seen listening […]
DC Comics Sues Chilean Bakery “Superpan” Over Copyright Infringement
After nearly three years of litigation with entertainment giant DC Comics, a small neighborhood bakery in Chile has retained the right to use the brand “Superpan”. 41-year-old Gonzalo Montenegro has been selling bread in his native Quinta Normal, a commune in the Santiago province, for over three decades. As a youth, he would promote his […]
Meet the Footballer Who Once Brought Down a Plane With a Football Shot
Roberto Gabriel Trigo, are tired football player from Paraguay, is probably the only man alive who can say that he shot down a small plane with a football. The legend of the football kick that brought down a plane has been doing the rounds through the locker rooms of Paraguayan football clubs for six decades. […]
Gordito Lindo – Man Escapes Prison by Disguising Himself as a Woman
Over the past couple of days, news headlines in the South American country of Paraguay have been dominated by “Gordito lindo” (Cute fatty), an inmate who managed to walk out of prison by dressing as a woman. On Sunday, César Ortiz, a supposed leader of the Rotela crime gang, escaped Tacumbú National Penitentiary by simply […]
Ecuadorian Football Star Arrested Under Suspicion of Gang Activity
Gabriel Cortez, a star midfielder for Ecuador’s Barcelona SC football club and the top scorer of the country’s Serie A this season, was recently arrested for allegedly being a member of a dangerous gang involved in drug trafficking and murder. On Friday, April 22, Ecuadorian police raided 29 properties and arrested 18 suspects as part […]
The Florida Goblet – A Eucalyptus Plantation With a Very Unique Shape
The South American country of Uruguay is home to a unique eucalyptus plantation with a very distinct shape that can only by admired from high above. Up until a few years ago, few people even knew that the Florida Goblet existed. It wasn’t until Google Earth became a thing that people discovered its unusual shape. […]
Pablo Escobar’s “Cocaine Hippos” Pose Serious Threat to Colombia’s Environment
Brought into Colombia as exotic pets by the most notorious drug kingpin in human history, have been breeding at an alarming pace over the last few decades and have become a serious threat to the Colombian flora and fauna. In the 1980s, Pablo Escobar smuggled four hippos from an American zoo into Colombia, as exotic […]
Reporter Gets Robbed at Gunpoint During Live Segment
An Ecuadorian TV reporter and his camera crew got the scares of their lives after being held at gunpoint by a masked robber, while doing a live piece. On February 12, Diego Ordinola, a journalist for Ecuador’s DirecTV Sports, was reporting from outside the Isidro Romero Carbo Monumental Stadium, the home of the Barcelona SC […]
Would You Spend a Night in This Mountain Cabin Perched on the Side of a Cliff?
La Casa en el Aire (literally ‘The House in the Air’ in Spanish) is a unique hostel perched on a cliff face, about 30 meters above ground, in the Colombian mountains. Built primarily out of wood and featuring a tin roof, Casa en el Aire is attached to Cerro San Vicente, a monumental rock formation […]
Peruvian Mayor Plays Dead to Avoid Arrest After Breaking Curfew to Go Drinking With Friends
The mayor of a small town in Peru managed to make international headlines after police caught him lying in a wooden casket in an attempt to fool them into thinking he was dead, after breaking curfew to go drinking long into the night. Jaime Rolando Urbina Torres, the mayor of Tantará, a rural district in […]
Mysterious Sinkhole Causes Ecuador’s Largest Waterfall to Disappear Overnight
The San Rafael Waterfall, one of Ecuador’s most popular tourist attraction has all but disappeared after a mysterious sinkhole diverted the gushing Coca River into three small streams. As part of the Cayambe Coca National Park, in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest, the San Rafael Waterfall reportedly attracted tens of thousands of tourists every year. That’s […]
Politician Asks for His Car Keys Back After Accidentally Giving Them Away While Handing Out Keychains
A Peruvian politician recently took to social media to ask people for his car keys back, after giving them away by mistake while handing out keychains on the campaign trail. In a video posted on his Facebook page, Jovino Huerta, a congressional candidate for the Peruvian district of Huánuco, repeatedly asked his supporters to help […]
Kiss Cam Allegedly Catches Infidelity at Soccer Match
An Ecuadorian man was allegedly caught red handed cheating on his partner with another woman, when the half-time kiss cam showed them kissing in the stands during a soccer match. Last Saturday, Barcelona of Guayaquil, Ecuador’s very own Barcelona soccer club, made its traditional yearly presentation during a friendly match against rivals Delfin, one of last […]
Man Fakes Own Kidnapping to Get Out of Attending His Wedding
When it comes to backing out of a wedding, faking your own kidnapping sounds like overkill, but that didn’t stop a Colombian man from using this technique to avoid attending his own wedding. The unnamed 55-year-old man, from the Colombian town of Pitalito was scheduled to marry his fiancee, a local woman, in front of […]
Colombian Soccer Field Has Two Living Trees as Goalkeepers
A newly-inaugurated synthetic soccer pitch in Bogota, Colombia, has been attracting a lot of attention on social media due to a couple of permanent “players” – two trees growing in front of each goal. Back in 2017 the District Institute of Recreation and Sports (IDRD) commissioned engineering and architecture studies for the adaptation and improvement […]