This Park in Peru Is Nature ‘in Its Full Glory’—With Hunters. Manú National Park is a biological wonder, protected—for now—by isolation and the indigenous people deep in its rain forest.

In a nutshell Scientists discovered three new species of Pristimantis frogs in Peru’s Cordillera de Huancabamba, a remote and ...

Across Africa and Latin America, women don't have equal rights to land. During the Global Land Forum earlier this month, IIED ...

Researchers on an expedition in Peru have discovered 27 animal species new to science – among them a “blob-headed fish” and a type of semi-aquatic mouse.. The survey was conducted by ...

In the heart of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest, a geological formation stands out due to its pyramid-like silhouette. Cerro El Cono, rising 1,300 feet (400 meters) high, dominates an otherwise flat ...

For reptiles and amphibians, southern Peru's Manu National Park is the most diverse protected area on the planet. Scientists have counted a recording-breaking 287 species of of snakes, lizards ...

But Rumelt says the extraordinary biodiversity of the Manu region of Peru is worth battling technological difficulties. Biologist Patricia Reyes obtains DNA from a dung beetle's diet.

Gold mining is a lifeline for many who live in Madre de Dios, an Amazonian region in southeastern Peru, where poverty is high and jobs are scarce. But the economic development comes at a cost, as ...

This file photo taken on Nov. 9, 2018 shows Puya raimondii, known as the Queen of the Andes, in Peru. ... China and Peru have been collaborating on research into tropical biodiversity and ecology ...

Peru’s decision to shrink its archeological park home to the famous Nazca Lines by around 42% — an area roughly the size of 1,400 soccer fields — has sparked alarm among conservationists ...

In fact, Peru’s restaurants regularly make global top 50 lists, with Lima’s Central ranked as the world’s number two restaurant in 2022.