Argentina and Uruguay are home to some of the greatest soccer players to ever lace them up. These often-mercurial playmakers bring a mix of technical ability and the spirit of the potrero (the ...

To Ireno Vega and his wife, Zulma Chávez Bustamante, the existence and knowledge of how to grow and prepare yerba mate, an ancient Guaraní tea, represents more than a means to make a living. “It means ...

Yerba mate is a tea made from a plant—mate—that’s popular in Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. It contains about a third of the amount of caffeine that you’d get from a cup of coffee (30 mg versus 100 ...