Colombian armed forces have spent more than two weeks searching for survivors of a plane crash in the Amazon jungle, even broadcasting a message recorded by the grandmother of four children onboard, ...

BOGOTA, Colombia -- The four Indigenous children who survived 40 days in the Amazon jungle after their plane crashed have shared limited but harrowing details of their ordeal with their family, ...

BOGOTA, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Colombia and Brazil destroyed 19 illegal gold mining dredges in the Amazon rainforest which were producing about $1.5 million of the precious metal a month and polluting ...

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Colombia marked the first anniversary Sunday of the rescue of four Indigenous children who survived a small plane crash in the Amazon rainforest in an operation that gripped the ...

For decades, Colombia has been South America's cheapest destination, but it looks like a lesser-known country, just now being discovered by most tourists, is about to take the crown. From the vibrant ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change. A ...

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

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia's government reported on Thursday a sharp overall rise in deforestation in the country's Amazon rainforest for last year, reversing much of the progress made during a ...

LETICIA, Colombia — The jungle town of Leticia provides Colombia's only access to the Amazon River. But as the river changes course the town could soon be left high and dry and that's fueling a border ...

Amazon’s biggest trees grow stronger and store more carbon, but deforestation threatens this crucial climate buffer ...