Voters in Peru are choosing today between the daughter of their jailed strongman former ruler and a Wall Street banker related to Hollywood royalty as their president.

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".

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.

Heartbreaking photographs have emerged of a group of badly abused lions rescued from a circus in Peru as they await their move to a safe animal shelter in America.

The historic Arequipa precinct, built from white volcanic stone, is a sight to behold writes Anna Leask.

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.

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

The Lost City of the Incas, perched high in the Peruvian Andes, continues to inspire awe in visitors more than 500 years after it was deserted by those who created it.

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...