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![Ecuador: Animal magic in the mountains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ecuador: Animal magic in the mountains
Jim Eagles avoids a guinea pig lunch but is charmed by a fortune-telling bird.
![Brazil: Life on the other side of Rio's streets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brazil: Life on the other side of Rio's streets
Slum tours can improve locals' lives, writes Karen Phelps.
!['Illiterate' clown may be denied seat in Brazil's congress](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Illiterate' clown may be denied seat in Brazil's congress
For mostly practical reasons the Brazilian constitution requires all of the nation's politicians to be able to read - even celebrity clowns.
![<i>Avatar</i> for real](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Avatar</i> for real
You wait all these years for James Cameron to make a 3D film about a peaceful tribe whose pastoral existence is threatened by greedy developers, then, like the proverbial bus, three come along in quick succession.
![Soccer: Nelsen confirms availability](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Soccer: Nelsen confirms availability
All Whites captain Ryan Nelsen has confirmed his availability for New Zealand's two home soccer internationals next month.
![South America: So Machu more](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
South America: So Machu more
Peru's attractions extend far beyond a mountain-top Inca ruin, writes Chris Reed.
![World on a Plate: Brazil (+recipe)](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
World on a Plate: Brazil (+recipe)
As head chef at Auckland's Savour & Devour restaurant, Jaqueline prepares Mediterranean and traditional French cuisine.
![33 Chilean miners trapped underground](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
33 Chilean miners trapped underground
Photos of relatives, friends and rescue workers making contact with the 33 trapped miners in the San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile.
![South America: Backpacking with baby](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
South America: Backpacking with baby
David King and Bec Johnston discover the special joys of taking a 10-month-old girl on a six-month journey round South America.
![Aussie driller helps rescue Chile miners](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Aussie driller helps rescue Chile miners
An Australian has played a part in helping to reach 33 miners trapped underground in Chile.