By Aimee Gabay Ever since the Upamayo Dam on Peru’s Lake Chinchaycocha was built in 1932, floods have become a frequent ...

“Biodiversity in its full glory”—that’s how U.S. ecologist Kent Redford describes the enormous variety of animals and plants that thrive in and around Peru’s Manú National Par ...

But the thick coat of fur covering these large primates protects them from the sun, rain, and insect bites of their native habitats in the forests and cloud forests of Peru, Columbia, Ecuador ...

Peruvian officials recently caught an unlikely suspect involved in a string of home burglaries: an escaped pet monkey. The furry felon, a male black-capped capuchin, was seen hopping across rooftops, ...

Peruvian archaeologists found the fossilized remains of three Ice Age mastodons, which shed new light on these animals' presence ... across the Mantaro Valley. Peru's rich prehistoric record ...

The native of Peru is the kind of Customs worker who might inspect that souvenir coconut. Their main job is to prevent the spread of non-native diseases like bird flu and African swine fever that ...

Peru is one of the richest countries in culture ... What can we do to preserve our native languages? According to an official article published by the Ministry of Culture, there are a number ...

PERU — If you want to bring a souvenir back home from an international trip — say a coconut from a tropical island — you’re likely to be inspected by a member of U.S. Customs and Border ...