Conflicts with indigenous communities have stalled operations at Ecuador's San Carlos Panantza copper mining project, which the government of President Lenin Moreno had long pointed to as an example ...

In her humble home on the red soil of the Green Kalahari, 92-year-old Katrina Esau listened intently as her two ...

Manuel Merino was sworn in as interim President of Peru on Tuesday, after President Martin Vizcarra was ousted by Congress a day earlier.

Cordillera said the region’s indigenous culture continues to thrive as more young people embrace and take pride in their heritage. “It is good that today, they are empowered and proud of their culture ...

Forming sustainable research partnerships with Indigenous peoples requires trust and mutual benefit, say microbiome ...

Peru’s Indigenous Shawi people continue to contest a plan to build a highway through their territory in the country’s ...

The Wari used beer mixed with psychedelics to help build an empire in Peru around 1,200 years ago, a new study suggests.

Kichwa, Ticuna and Matsés women are leading forest patrols and training other women in the use of technology such as GPS, ...

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Peru's Congress on Friday rejected a proposal to create a long-delayed Amazon reserve meant to protect uncontacted Indigenous tribes living in voluntary isolation along the border ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Peru’s Congress rejected Friday a proposal to create a long-delayed Amazon reserve meant to protect uncontacted Indigenous tribes living in voluntary isolation along the border ...