Both nations claim Santa Rosa de Yavarí, a tiny island of just 3,000 people that sits in the Amazon River, more than a ...

According to Amazon Frontlines, an environmental non-profit based in Ecuador, more than 1,496 oil spills have been recorded in the nation between 2005 and 2022, 93% of which were in the Amazon.

Climate impact on the Amazon rainforest and the issue of fossil fuels brought together the heads of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela—eight members of ...

A burst pipeline in Ecuador caused an oil spill within a protected area of the country's Amazon rainforest, the environment ministry said on Monday, adding that the pipeline operator will face ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that were home to at least 10,000 farmers about 2,000 years ago.

Research team maps Amazon River with satellite technology Karin Mallett Apr 26, 2024 0 ...

Adventure on the Amazon: An aerial view of the Amazon River near Iquitos, in Peru's Loreto Region. In 2024, an expedition group will set out to travel a 7,000-kilometer (4,350-mile) Amazon River ...

SANTA ROSA, Ecuador, Feb 26 (Reuters) - A rupture in Ecuador's second largest oil pipeline has polluted the Santa Rosa river in the lush Amazon jungle and shut off the flow of crude to a Pacific ...

While in Ecuador, I learn a new word in Spanish: nudillos. It means “knuckles,” and that’s exactly what a sloth is extending us—all three knuckles—as we hike ...

Despite being around 4,300 miles in length, the Amazon River surprisingly has no bridges. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.