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.

Alanah Eriksen reaches dizzy heights and has a few low moments on a culinary safari through Peru.

Anna Leask experiences authentic and unspoiled Peruvian life at a rustic town in the Andean Highlands.

On the first day of November each year, families from across Peru congregate in a gigantic graveyard in Lima to connect with their ancestors ... many even spend the night there.

As more Kiwis look to South America for adventure, Karen Phelps compiles a bucket list for the continent.

On a Peruvian lake, Anna Leask finds people living on man-made islands.

Walking in the footsteps of the ancient Incas among the ruins at Machu Picchu was a surreal experience for Anna Leask.

Abi Jackson rounds up some elevated accommodation options and finds treehouse living has come a long way.

As mining makes a political comeback Catherine Masters finds strong local opposition to the prospect of a Northland gold rush

Jill Worrall finds some solitude around the wildly-popular Incan ruins of Machu Picchu.

Cusco, in the Peruvian Andes, was once the capital of the legendary Inca Empire.

This city in the Peruvian Andes is an important economic hub for the local indigenous people, the Quechua and a popular gathering point for travellers heading to the famed lost city of the Incas - Machu Picchu.

New concerns about "human safaris" are now being raised in Peru, where tour operators are profiting from the exploitation of indigenous tribes in the Amazon jungle.

They've no idea what to make of the strange people who have appeared on the far riverbank, wearing...

Breathtaking scenery and muscle-numbing climbs greeted Deborah Telford on a tour through Peru.