Deep in the Peruvian Amazon, there is a real river that steams like a cauldron and reaches temperatures above 90°C. It is so hot that falling into the wrong section can cause severe burns in seconds, ...

A new regional conservation area has been created in Loreto, the largest region in Peru’s Amazon. The Medio Putumayo Algodón Regional Conservation Area is the fourth protected natural area in the ...

A shifting riverbank threatens Colombia’s main access to the Amazon waterway, as residents warn the region’s economies are intertwined and borders 'as fluid as the river' - Anadolu Ajansı ...

As I backflipped off the skiff into the tannin-filled black waters of an Amazon River tributary, I briefly remembered that the jungle’s largest fish, the paiche, which can grow to be as much as 15 ...

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 ...

Rise of the Beasts” featured Peru extensively, interest in the South American country spiked, particularly in the ancient ...

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 ...