Socialite, former reality TV queen and aspiring DJ Paris Hilton is getting ready to assault the charts again.

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.

This geothermal field, 4300m up in the Andes, is home to about 80 active geysers of varying sizes and is one of the most spectacular excursions in the Atacama Desert.

Visiting the El Tatio geysers is best at first light - in the sub-zero chill, writes Anna Leask.

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.

The author of the hugely-popular 1,000 Places To See Before You Die reveals her absolute favourite travel destinations.

New Zealand has opened their Champions Trophy campaign with a creditable 2-2 draw with hosts Argentina.

Chile's national parks offer a wide range of walks, catering to everyone from experienced climbers to enthusiastic day-trippers, writes Andrea Loebbecke.

Charlotte Holmes and partner motorcycle through Chilean Patagonia.