The archaeological wonders and spectacular nature of Northern Peru make it an ideal destination for adventurous explorers ...

For years, gold mining has been one of Peru’s most pressing environmental challenges, with illegal operations clearing the ...

A Catholic bishop in Peru’s Amazon is warning that mercury from illegal gold mining is contaminating rivers, fish and people ...

A South American trade bloc has ruled that Peru is failing to curb illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking.

BOGOTA, Colombia — 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 ...

This week, Peruvian officials are set to consider the creation of a sprawling reserve in the country’s Amazon basin to protect groups of Indigenous people living in isolation from the rest of society.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Peru’s top court has issued a landmark ruling recognizing the territorial rights of the Kichwa people within a protected area in the Amazon — marking a major breakthrough for ...

Dozens of uncontacted people deep in the Peruvian Amazon have been captured on camera just several miles from a number of logging areas, a human rights group said, and they are believed to be from the ...

By Geraldine Santos Peru’s Indigenous Shawi people continue to contest a plan to build a highway through their territory in ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Peru’s Congress rejected Friday a proposal to create a long-delayed Amazon reserve meant to protect uncontacted Indigenous tribes living in voluntary isolation along the border with ...

Peru is on the verge of rolling back several longstanding protections for Indigenous people and their territories, critics ...