Dive in for a unique experience, writes Antonia Prebble.

Gastronomy becomes performance art in Lima, writes Sarah Marshal.

A drug smuggling themed advert for BurgerFuel is offensive, say NZ's Latino community.

Lindy Davis enjoys her close encounter with the unique wildlife of these remote islands.

Gonzalo Rivera Pavon has opened up about his arrest on drug importation charges.

Emma Reynolds was a naive 23-year-old when she travelled to Colombia ... and she loved it.

Airbnb bookings in Latin America have increased 148 per cent in the past year.

Venezuela, once even richer than Saudi Arabia, is nearing total collapse.

The arrest of an Aussie in Colombia on drug charges has focused attention on the country.

Clinic where video was filmed says 'respect for dignity of every patient is important'.

International animal protection groups are heading to Wellington Zoo to talk conservation.

A Kiwi scientist has journeyed to one of the world's most volcanically active regions.

A deal to allow for 14 flights a week to Colombia has been signed and more agreements are in the pipeline.

Police claim a Christchurch man may have imported $4.86m worth of cocaine.

A FedEx package was sent from Venezuela to Rakaia in Canterbury which police believed was full of cocaine.

The Australian, who is holed up in Ecuador's London embassy, spoke and answered questions via live video link to Auckland and Melbourne.

NZ exchange student describes scenes in the city of Vitoria as 'horrific and extremely disturbing'.

As Donald Trump's administration prepares to renegotiate NAFTA, the scope for the potential impact emerges.

The Fuhrer may have used a secret runway to escape his Berlin bunker and flee to South America in a Luftwaffe plane.

It looks like enough cash to bankroll a high-flying lifestyle, but this stack of currency is worth a measly $21 in its country of origin.

The Star Wars series featured a man-made planet called the Death Star which destroys other worlds with a giant laser.

Here are four epic journeys to add to an adventurous bucket list.

A tourist strayed into a notorious slum in Rio de Janeiro and was shot dead by drug traffickers.

Tourists visiting Rio may soon have to pay just in case they're mugged.

It's been 23 years, so who has claimed Pablo Escobar's crown? This is who has taken over the notorious Colombian drug overlord's trade.

This is the heartbreaking moment a Brazilian footballer found out he was to become a father - just one week before he was killed in the Colombian jet crash.

Chapecoense goalkeeper Danilo was one of just seven people initially found alive after a charter plane crashed in Colombia killing 75 people.

The footballers of Chapecoense changed to the doomed plane after Brazilian officials prevented them from taking a charter flight, it has been claimed.

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Argentina, according to the US Geological Survey.

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