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‘We adored him’: Family mourns police officer who died after 400-metre fall on Peru’s Inca trail
Victorian police officer Matthew Paton died while trekking with a group on the way to Machu Picchu.
- Alexander Darling
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The nine cities that gave me a terrible first impression
These are the places I really disliked at first, only to realise that once you scratch below the surface, they’re actually great (but, sorry Bangkok, still not a fan).
- Ben Groundwater
Seven spectacular highlights of the world’s largest river
The almighty Amazon flows from the heights of the snow-capped Andean Mountains and rushes through Peru, Brazil and Colombia before pouring into the Atlantic Ocean, 6400 kilometres away.
- Sue Williams
My fellow train passenger collapsed in front of me. I couldn’t stop laughing
The world’s second-highest train journey takes passengers up where the air is thin. It affects everyone differently, but my reaction is somewhat unusual – and mortifying.
- Sue Williams
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Five Australians onboard trains in deadly crash near Machu Picchu
Images taken near Peru’s top tourist site show the badly damaged locomotives – which collided head-on – facing each other and people being treated on the sides of the tracks.
The Peruvian version of sushi is amazingly harmonious
A classic Nikkei dish found across much of Peru is sushi. Though not the Japanese sushi you’re used to.
- Ben Groundwater
Two of the hardest places on earth to be a woman
Survivor-led networks are ensuring that violence against women is no longer a private burden for victims but a public issue to confront.
- Julie Kim, Morgan Theakston and Grace Ellis
Peru’s ultimate comfort-food dish
Some crave chicken soup, others bolognese – but Peruvians have a go-to dish when they need a hug of warmth, and it’s surprisingly complex.
- Ben Groundwater
Everyone has a version of meat on a stick, but this might be the first
Skewers and protein add up to a marriage made in culinary heaven, in a practice that goes back to the Incas.
- Ben Groundwater
It seems Chinese or American, but this hit dish originates elsewhere
So ubiquitous is lomo saltado in Peru, it’s basically their version of spag bol.
- Ben Groundwater