The Amazon's biggest trees store disproportionately more carbon than smaller trees do, new study finds. But in the Peruvian ...

We were in the Amazon one day, trying to stay cool. The next day we were in Cusco, surrounded by mountains, layering up, says Colleen Sullivan ...

Medical brigades provide early detection, treatment and prevention outreach in flood-affected indigenous communities ...

Peru's Congress convened Tuesday in an extraordinary session to debate seven censure motions against interim President Jose ...

Peru is a year-round destination, but the best time to visit depends on what you want to see and do. From trekking the Inca ...

As mineral prices rise, Peru is witnessing a mining rush, legal and illegal, artisanal and industrial, that is causing ...

Over two decades later, in Manuyama’s Indigenous Tikuna village of Bufeo Cocha, located along a remote tributary of the Amazon River just 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from the Colombian border, such ...

A new frog species has been discovered in Peru named, Oreobates shunkusacha. The species was immediately registered as an ...

Peru's Guardianes de la Trocha gang has taken over La Pampa, a gold-rich area running alongside the Tambopata National Reserve, one of the most biodiverse regions on the continent. Forbidden ...

Conservationist Paul Rosolie recalls the dangers when he came face to face with the Mashco Piro tribe deep in Peru’s jungle.

From tropical forests to coastal reserves, destinations built around natural heritage are facing mounting pressure to manage tourism more precisely. The pandemic disrupted visitor flows and revealed ...

Ancient face engravings reappear out of the Negro River after historic drought and could rewrite ancient Amazonian origins.