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

Fears Amazon is in ‘delicate situation’ over rising mercury pollution - One figure stressed that health risks are particularly acute in the Amazon, where access to medical services is scarce ...

A South American trade bloc has ruled that Peru is failing to curb illegal gold mining and mercury trafficking.

Kichwa, Ticuna and Matsés women are leading forest patrols and training other women in the use of technology such as GPS, drones and satellite alerts. They are protecting the forest not only as an ...

A border town that you can only reach by plane or riverboat, Iquitos is the gateway to Peru's Amazonian wilderness and/or the gateway to the outside world, depending on which way you're traveling.

Iquitos, in the Amazon rainforest, is the world's largest city without road access. Fascinating for its geographical location in the Amazon rainforest, Iquitos can only be reached by boat or plane.

I made a friend and we flew to the AMAZON! Iquitos is a city in the middle of the Amazon that you can only get to by plane or boat! It's actually the biggest city in the world you can't get to by any ...