Latest from South America

Brazil: The wild wildlife

There's an awful lot of wildlife in Brazil. Most of it lives in the Amazon rainforest, home to one in 10 of all the plant and animal species in the world.

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Peru: Head for the clouds

Peru trade minister answers TPP critics

Magali Silva says small countries need to enter mega-regional agreements to thrive, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Travel insurance sales soar on Zika fears

Travel insurance sales for trips to Latin America have surged, a top provider says.

Brazil faces worst recession in over a century

Brazil's economy will contract more than previously forecast and is heading for the deepest recession since 1901.

Air NZ's ambitious South America plan

Air New Zealand wants to move New Zealand into the top ten destinations for Argentine tourists.

Air NZ signs Argentina tourism deal

Air New Zealand has signed a deal with an Argentine Government tourism body and both will now work together to promote tourism and trade.

Air NZ makes big leap into South America

Air NZ's first South American route has been years in the planning, reports Grant Bradley.

Argentina: Tango and sass

Buenos Aires heaves with history, architecture, a thumping nightlife — and crazy passionate football fans, as Emma Land discovers.

Volcano erupts in front of tourists

This is the incredible moment a volcano erupts in Nicaragua - but the tourists standing right by it carry on filming even as a huge plume of smoke and ash fills the air.

My day of playing cowboy in Colombia

Simon Willis tries to keep up with the horsemen of Los Llanos.

Dreamliner glitch tackled

Air New Zealand will shut down Dreamliners completely every three months after tests by Boeing exposed problems.

South America: River journey back in time

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

LAN flying Dreamliners to NZ

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

Peru: Breakfast with the parrots

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

LAN flies Dreamliner to Auckland

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.

Selling NZ as uni destination

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.