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 ...

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

Central, with an innovative tasting menu that showcases Peru’s breathtaking geography and biodiversity, led a cohort of four Lima restaurants in the 50 Best — more than from any other city in ...

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 ...

Peru's government has abandoned a plan that reduced the size of a protected area around the country's ancient Nazca Lines, it said on Sunday, after criticism the change made them vulnerable to the ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

A supplier to brands including Nestle, Kellogg's and Colgate has been farming palm oil on deforested land in one of the best-preserved areas of Peru's Amazon rainforest, an environmental group ...

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 ...

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.

Located in the Amazon Basin in the southeastern part of the country, Madre de Dios is a protected tropical biodiversity hotspot. The area, however, has been plagued with illegal river gold mining ...