We give an overview of some recent results in hypersymplectic and para-quaternionic Kähler geometry, and introduce the notion of split three-Sasakian manifold. In particular, we discuss the twistor spaces and Swann bundles of para-quaternionic Kähler manifolds. These are used to classify examples with a fully homogeneous action of a semisimple Lie group, and to construct distinct para-quaternio...