A civil court in Peru has issued a landmark ruling recognizing the territorial rights of the Kichwa people within a protected ...

Armed men hijacked a tourist boat in the Amazon rainforest in Peru, robbed all 14 people on board and forced them to empty ...

Travel to Peru for an Amazon River cruise or tour? You’ll want to hear what happened to one family before booking your jungle ...

What one British backpacker’s terrifying experience reveals about the hidden dangers—and unexpected humanity—of traveling ...

In Peru’s Amazon, Indigenous communities face growing threats from organized crime, yet are largely invisible to the state, ...

Peru’s state-run oil company failed to attract any bids to develop an oil field that overlaps ancestral territories of ...

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 ...

Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares—about 60% of Peru's territory, according to nonprofit Rainforest Trust. It’s one of the ...

FILE - A group of men pass in front of a sign announcing the limit of Cordillera Azul National Park in Peru's Amazon, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File) 33,714 people played the ...

Amendment to Peru Law Raises Fears of Amazon Rainforest Destruction BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental ...

FILE - Cut down trees lie within view of the Cordillera Azul National Park, seen in the background near Chambira community, in Peru's Amazon, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File ...