LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday traveled to an Amazon River island at the center of a territorial dispute with Colombia, where she affirmed Peru’s unquestionable ...

A Catholic bishop in Peru’s Amazon is warning that mercury from illegal gold mining is contaminating rivers, fish and people ...

Peru and Colombia on Friday committed to ensure navigability along the Amazon River, where a disputed island remains a point of contention between the two countries. The South American nations have ...

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

Indigenous communities along the Amazon River are grappling with severe challenges as an unprecedented drought causes water ...

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

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

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro stirred up a decades-old border controversy with Peru on Tuesday when he accused it of fully annexing an Amazon river island that has been ...

LIMA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Peruvian indigenous groups were blocking a large river in the country's Amazon region on Wednesday in protest over a crude oil spill of an estimated 2,500 barrels in the ...

Businesses and boats crowd the riverbank on an island in the Amazon on the border with Brazil, Peru and Colombia. (EPA Images pic) Peru and Colombia on Friday committed to ensure navigability along ...