Trees in the Peruvian Amazon are silently preserving the history of human activity, including the destructive impacts of gold ...

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

Look up in the woods and you may see a familiar sight: squirrels using tree limbs like a leafy highway, crossing a patch of ...

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

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

The Andean Community has ordered Peru to take immediate action against illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking. The ...

Scientists set up trail cameras near a canopy walkway in Peru and recorded several mammal species, including a “dwarf”-like creature, photos show. Photo from J. Santiago via Santiago and Swierk (2025) ...

What comes to mind when folks think Peru is the historic Inca Machu Picchu. It certainly is a site to behold, but now they ...

Scientists warn that "flying rivers" — invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across the Amazon — are weakening as deforestation and climate change advance.

GNI per capita $7,090 in 2023 (Chile $15,800, UK $47,700) Peru primarily exports raw materials, with China, the US and Canada ...