Rescue efforts in Peru's central Ucayali region are being hindered by strong currents on the river, one official said.

At least 12 people were killed and over 50 went missing after a landslide sank two riverboats at the port of Iparia in Peru’s ...

The health of the Amazon forest and river are intertwined. By storing carbon, the forest can be a key part of climate ...

Rescue teams are looking for survivors after a landslide in Peru's Amazon region sank two boats on the Ucayali River, ...

At least 12 people have died and 20 more were left injured after a landslide in Peru's Amazon region sunk two boats on the Ucayali river, local health authorities said on Monday.

On the banks of the Pastaza River, in Peru’s northern Datem del Marañón province, Kietre Gonzales remembers just how close ...

Legend has it that the Santiago river used to swallow the canoe of anyone trying to explore it. Now an indigenous community ...

The Amazon River, not the Nile, is the longest in the world, a team of Brazilian scientists claims. The scientists claim to ...

Paleontologists discovered a fossilized skull of a newly described species of giant freshwater dolphin in the Peruvian Amazon, which lived around 16 million years ago and is considered the ...

LETICIA, Colombia — The jungle town of Leticia provides Colombia's only access to the Amazon River. But as the river changes course the town could soon be left high and dry and that's fueling a border ...

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 ...

Abercrombie & Kent is planning to put a river cruise ship on the Peruvian Amazon in 2025, marking the first time the company will offer river cruises in South America. The company will be partnering ...