Brazil's environmental authority has approved one of the final requirements for state-run oil company Petrobras to proceed ...

By Aimee Gabay Before 1988, Brazil had no contingency plans for unexpected encounters with Indigenous peoples living in isolation. If government officials, developers or explorers accidentally ...

Lands inhabited by Indigenous peoples in the tropics host much of the world's biodiversity. An estimated 60 million ...

They’re big, like an overweight Peruvian dog,” is how photographer Santiago Romaní describes giant otters (Pteronura ...

National Geographic Society with the support of Rolex, launched the Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition, a one-of-a-kind ...

A deadly river that boils without volcanoes, hidden deep in Peru’s jungle. Worshipped by shamans, feared by scientists—Shanay-Timpishka is real, and it may be a glimpse into Earth’s future.

Peru’s decision to reduce the boundaries of the Nazca Archaeological Park by 1,000 hectares has sparked concern among ...

The Brazilian environmental agency, IBAMA, approved a license to blast a natural rock barrier on the Tocantins River in Pará ...

Far from smoothie bars and powdered sachets, these wild Amazonian juices are pulped just hours after picking – making them ...

Forests in the Peruvian Amazon aren't growing back after gold mining—not just because the soil is damaged by toxic metals, ...

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Pope Leo XIV has not forgotten about his responsibilities as a Peruvian citizen. On Friday, he updated his national ...