Peruvian authorities are backing a highway project that would cut through 5,400 hectares (more than 13,300 acres) of the ...

The Amazon has been called a “tree of rivers” – multi-branched, intricate, connected – and in many ways, a cruise is the only way to really explore it.

However, no evidence indicates that Paul Rosolie passed away or was attacked by a jaguar recently. The fabricated post about ...

Read about the newly identified tiny poison dart frog from Peru's Amazon. Learn about its unique features, habitat in Alto ...

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

Scientists warn that "flying rivers" — invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across ...

Recent studies led by an international consortium of researchers, including scientists from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife ...

As nighttime settled over the rainforest of northeastern Peru, a “dwarf”-like mammal moved through the tree branches and began climbing across an artificial bridge. Its passage set off a nearby trail ...

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 ...

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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 ...