An environmental activist campaigning against the destruction of the Amazon was shot and killed in the Peruvian jungle, local authorities said Sunday. Hipolito Quispehuaman was killed Saturday night ...

Illegal gold mining is spreading into new parts of Peru’s Amazon, and experts say it is driving a growing environmental and ...

Punch, a baby squirrel monkey from the Amazon, was separated from his mother at birth and transported to arid Lima to be sold as a pet ...

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 Amazon rainforest ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday traveled to an Amazon River island at the center of a territorial dispute with Colombia, where she affirmed Peru’s unquestionable ...

The Amazon's biggest trees store disproportionately more carbon than smaller trees do, new study finds. But in the Peruvian Amazon, large trees are currently prioritized for harvest.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Explore the Amazon’s 4,000-mile journey, which crosses into nine different nations You can only really do the Amazon from the ...

The riverboat is equipped with three skiffs and three expert naturalists. With a maximum of 22 guests, that means there’s plenty of flexibility to tailor excursions to your interest and stamina. The ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Sadith Silvano’s crafts are born from ancient songs. Brush in hand, eyes on the cloth, the Peruvian woman paints as she sings. And through her voice, her ancestors speak. “When we ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon who are calling for the government to stop oil and gas projects in their territory took their case to an international human rights body ...