By Natalie Chalk. PERU'S most iconic tourist destination Machu Picchu looks set to reopen next month.

AFTER backpacking around Peru Natalie Chalk is hooked but finds teaching English in Lima to be full of surprises.

FOR more than a millennia these sandcastles have stood on the beaches under the burning Peruvian sun.

EVERYONE knows the Titanic sank after it hit an iceberg but it seems these dustmen refuse to believe.

WHERE to next in Lima? Where to drink Pisco Sour? How about Ceviche? This is where the locals go!

ZEN drummer Hans Menacho shares his top live music spots in Lima.

THE first time I heard a tuk tuk, I was like: “what’s the hell is that?” Then it shot out and was as colourful as a fruit cocktail.

LIMA is a food destination. When Peruvians turn their attention to cooking the whole world groans in pleasure.

AFTER backpacking around Peru Natalie Chalk is hooked but finds teaching English in Lima to be full of surprises.

THE Colca Canyon is 11 London Shards deep and a must see for anyone visiting the Andes.