Ever since the Upamayo Dam on Peru’s Lake Chinchaycocha was built in 1932, floods have become a frequent occurrence in the ...

Ecosystems in the high alpines of the Andes Mountains have been springing back to life thanks to the pooping habits of ...

There are so many different chile peppers out there - but you may have noticed that one spicy Peruvian pepper is more ...

The stakes are high, and conflict is escalating. The tussles are over rare metals, ores, timber, space – and the right to be left alone.

Fragile highland ecosystems showed low resilience to fire, which renders them more vulnerable to long-term degradation.

Peru is a country rich in history, breathtaking landscapes, and vibrant culture. Whether you are an adventure seeker, a ...

There’s a chance the gold ring on your finger or the chain around your neck has a link to the prolific destruction of the Amazon rainforest in Peru. In a new study ... boggy ecosystems composed of ...

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LAGO DO SOARES, Brazil (AP) — Indigenous leader Filipe Gabriel Mura stands before Soares Lake in Brazil’s Amazon, looking out at the amber waters that are surrounded by a jagged shoreline that ...

There are at least 20 uncontacted tribes in Peru that live in the most remote, uncontacted regions of the Amazon rainforest, according to Survival International, an advocacy group for Indigenous ...

On a small farm in the mountains of Peru, a small creature was rediscovered for the first ... and the animals were all found on the leaves of pepper plants, or vines, researchers said. The species was ...

The cinchona tree which is depicted in ... this rainforest is not just an environmental issue—it’s a human health issue, and I believe a moral issue. Dona Maria showing me various plants ...