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'Lost tribe' settlement revealed

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A Peruvian 'lost tribe' settlement has been revealed in video footage released by anthropologists.

The group, estimated to number around 150 people, had no contact with the modern world.

Researchers say such "lost" societies are increasingly at risk from development.

Alix Kroeger reports.

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