Mining often happens in artisanal and small-scale mining operations that burn gold-mercury amalgams to extract gold particles. Credit: Simon Topp. In the Amazon, gold mining is a thriving business, ...

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“In a community-based conservation system, if everything is built correctly, then not only is there no overhunting, there is ...

For the journalist Dom Phillips, the Javari Valley represented a test for the Amazon and its future. ‘More threatened than it ...

Scientists in Peru discovered a new breed of tiny frog and named it the shunku sacha, which means "heart of the forest." ...

Visiting Peru was an 11-day family adventure. After taking a three-night cruise on the Amazon River and embarking on jungle ...

The Brevard Zoo has officially welcomed Jack, a 22-year-old Goeldi monkey, and his 9-year-old son Poe, marking the first time this rare primate species has joined Brevard Zoo’s animal family.

This week brings something new — an Armchair Traveler series I’m exploring for 2026. Take a mini-trip with me as we venture in a literary way to a new country each month. Grab your virtual passport, b ...

With 30 of the world’s 32 climate types and resulting wealth of ingredients, Peru boasts four of the World’s Best 50 restaurants, including the top one.

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At a time when travel is no longer defined merely by changing locations but by understanding the soul of the places visited, Marriott International hotels transform Latin America into a living map of ...