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 ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation in ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Peru has descended into one of the worst political crises in its history and protection of its Amazon rainforest is failing, according to a report published Thursday. Peru is home to ...

Chef Carlos Delgado, the visionary behind the new Amazonia and Causa in Blagden Alley. (Scott Suchman/for The Washington Post) Review by Tom Sietsema It took him almost five years, but chef Carlos ...

Peru's Amazon rain forest is one of the last true frontiers on earth and if you do dare to cross it prepare to encounter some of the fiercest creatures on the planet. “Welcome to the jungle,” our ...

Peru’s 70 million hectares of Amazon forest are being razed at an alarming rate. This investigation reveals the range of culprits behind the devastation: from illegal gold miners who leave behind ...