During a trip up the Amazon, John Borthwick discovers people and wildlife largely untouched by civilisation.

LAN is optimistic about growth prospects at home and in Australia, despite sluggish economic conditions in both places.

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

Chile's LAN Airlines has launched the Dreamliner on its services through Auckland as looming competition on flights to South America promises to bring down fares.

Steven Joyce has begun a 10-day visit to South America to try to drum up more interest in New Zealand as a study destination.

In the Argentinian capital, Winston Aldworth finds that meat and mating are on the brain.

Winston Aldworth checks in to a traditional hotel in the Argentine capital.

Fancy taking a punt at polo or tackling the tango? Get to BA, says Megan Singleton.

Argentine archaeologists discover ruins of a hideout built by the Third Reich in case its leaders needed to flee.

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

Chilean mountaineers have found the wreckage of a plane that crashed in the Andes 54 years ago.

Air New Zealand says it will soon be flying direct to Argentina - something made more viable by a recent drop in jet fuel prices.

The man who was molested by Phillip Smith as a child, and who watched Smith murder his father, says he can now carry on with his life "without having that fear over my shoulders".

Phillip John Smith used his time behind bars to gain university qualifications and run a business - making the money he used to flee New Zealand.

Fans of the iconic Barbie doll can now wake up in Barbie's world. The Hilton Buenos Aires in Argentina has created the first Barbie-themed hotel room in the world.

Jeremy Clarkson’s Porsche, which inflamed Argentines with references to the Falklands war in the number plate, had an even more "offensive" plate in the boot.

Jeremy Clarkson may have broken driving laws by using a spare number plate registered to an different car while filming a controversial episode of Top Gear in Argentina.

Trekking through Puyehue National Park in Chile tests Derek Cheng's tenacity.

A $611 million unsolicited takeover proposal for Chiquita Brands could lead to the scrapping of its pending merger with Irish competitor Fyffes.

Energy companies are taking their controversial fracking operations from the land to the sea - to deep waters off the US, South American and African coasts.

Argentina didn't default because it couldn't pay its bondholders. It defaulted because a New York judge wouldn't let it pay its bondholders.

The stunning, isolated Galapagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to write On The Origin of Species. More than 150 years after its publication, Sarfraz Manzoor goes back to the place where it all began.

World Cup tourists have given a big thumbs up to the just-ended event in Brazil, according to a new study.

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

There is only one place for fired up Kiwi-Chilean Mauricio Olmedo-Perez to be.

Chris Leadbeater explores Colombia's mysterious interior and encounters the remnants of a forgotten civilisation.

Argentina is poised to miss a bond payment today, putting the country on the brink of its second default in 13 years.