Sadith Silvano’s crafts are born from ancient songs. Brush in hand, eyes on the cloth, the Peruvian woman paints as she sings. “When we paint, we listen to the inspiration that comes from the ...

Journalist Raul Celis Lopez was shot by two men on a motorbike as he was traveling to work in Iquitos in the heart of the Amazon.

Forests in the Peruvian Amazon aren't growing back after gold mining—not just because the soil is damaged by toxic metals, but because the land has been depleted of its water. A common mining ...

The Detroit Zoological Society’s Amazon program equips students with supplies and knowledge—linking conservation and community impact in the rainforest.

Armed men hijacked a tourist boat in the Amazon rainforest in Peru, robbed all 14 people on board and forced them to empty their bank accounts via mobile apps, according to one of the victims.

One investigation revealed 67 clandestine airstrips built deep in the Peruvian Amazon to support drug trafficking.

An American tourist died after drinking a psychedelic tea that caused a “breakdown” of several organs while he was on a spiritual retreat in the Peruvian Amazon, according to reports. Aaron ...

Cerro El Cono is a solitary, pyramidal hill in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest whose origins remain mysterious and that holds spiritual significance for Indigenous people.

Scientists found that small-scale gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon is stripping away topsoil and reshaping the land in ways that deplete water — a key reason forests fail to grow back ...