Shocking footage has emerged showing the aftermath of a plane crash in Peru.

The victims were in several vehicles waiting for the road to be cleared.

Dramatic video has emerged of a young girl almost swept away by a raging mudslide in Peru.

Tour operator denies having a role in mysterious death of Kiwi man in Peru.

Mother reveals her heartache after her Kiwi son died in psychedelic drug ceremony while on Peruvian jungle holiday.

Peruvian food is the hot cuisine trend right now. Elise Scott lists seven specialities contributing to the clamour.

The growth in new air routes is stoking travel by New Zealanders to new destinations, according to a House of Travel survey.

In an exclusive interview with the Herald, Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte twice confuses New Zealand with Australia ... and asked a reporter if she was married.

John Key has a new bromance, this time with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

PM John Key will leave for the Apec summit in Peru today where TPP leaders will meet to try and salvage the agreement from a Donald Trump presidency.

The Philippines' president Rodrigo Duterte is set to make a pit stop in New Zealand on his way to the APEC summit.

Pirates on River Amazon spared the lives of two New Zealanders only after desperate pleas from a jungle guide and his crew, it has been revealed.

Really, a pink dolphin would be an unexpected sight pretty much anywhere - but to see one from your loo? That's rare.

The word Peru has become almost synonymous with Machu Picchu - but there's so much more to see.

Two new cave paintings have been discovered near the Machu Picchu ruins in Peru.

Lima's huge shantytowns are not the standard fare of tourists, but for some, they're precisely why they come.

A German tourist has died after falling down a ravine while taking a photo at the ancient city of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes.

Peru is one of those places you go to once and fall head over heels in love. It will surprise you, enchant you and have you craving for more.

When it comes to Peru, three obvious destinations - Machu Picchu, Lima, and Cusco - never fail to make every top to-do list.

They are the bucket-list destinations tourists are loving to death. Some of these sites have been shut down, while for others the risk lingers.

First Justin Bieber flashed his bare bum at ancient ruins in Tulum Mexico, now two men have been arrested in Peru for getting naked at Machu Picchu.

An Auckland student is heading to Peru to help overcome the obstacles of poverty by hula-hooping her heart out.

An Auckland student is heading to Peru to help overcome the obstacles of poverty with a hula hoop.

Pamela Wade finds Peru a country of wonders - from the natural to the man-made, the ancient to the everyday.

Father of 24-year-old Matthew Dawson-Clarke warns others about danger of "cleansing ceremony".

An Antarctic explorer who died while travelling with his wife in Machu Picchu has been remembered as a “remarkable and lovely man”.

Derek Cheng treks to an isolated kingdom with a violent past.

A river safari to a remote Amazon animal sanctuary is magical, writes Lorraine Brown.

When American explorer Hiram Bingham first laid eyes on Machu Picchu, he felt as if he had walked into a dream, writes Derek Cheng.