Two local ordinances granted rights to at least 175 stingless bee species in Peru, which are culturally and spiritually ...

"We condemn the murder of environmental defender Hipólito Quispe Huamán in Madre de Dios, another victim of the growing violence against those who protect our territories and ecosystems," a Peruvian ...

Why an Amazon river cruise should be on your bucket list - Aboard a small ship in Peru, Angelina Villa-Clarke discovers a ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation in ...

The official currency of Peru is the Peruvian Sol (PEN). The population of Peru is 34 million, with 11 million people living ...

BOGOTA, July 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Peruvian indigenous groups equipped with remote sensing technology and satellite-based alerts have been helping to track and report forest loss in the ...

Why it's incredible: El Cono stands alone in the rainforest and has a mysterious pyramidal shape. Cerro El Cono is a 1,310-foot-tall (400 meters), pyramid-like formation in the Amazon rainforest. It ...

(CNN) — Armed men hijacked a tourist boat in the Amazon rainforest in Peru, robbed all 14 people on board and forced them to empty their bank accounts via mobile apps, according to one of the victims.

As I backflipped off the skiff into the tannin-filled black waters of an Amazon River tributary, I briefly remembered that the jungle’s largest fish, the paiche, which can grow to be as much as 15 ...

In the Peruvian Amazon, a tiny pollinator gains legal standing—and reshapes conservation.

BOGOTA — Members of an Indigenous tribe who live deep in Peru’s Amazon rain forest and avoid contact with outsiders have been reported entering a neighboring village in what activists consider an ...