Peru News » Amazona News Peru » Amazona: A tiny frog that carries its young on its back was found in the Peruvian Amazon
Researchers have described a new species of marsupial frog from the Andes of northern Peru, a tiny amphibian that broods its developing young inside a specialized pouch on its back. The find extends ...
News Peru » Amazona: Peru Amazon highway tied to 400% dengue surge within 5 kilometers of road
New roads bring changes to the regions they traverse. They can enable job opportunities, access to medicine and health care, and electricity. But they also disrupt local ecosystems and can have ...
News Peru » Amazona: Amendment to Peru law raises fears of Amazon rainforest destruction
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation in ...
News Peru » Amazona: It's the longest bridge ever built in Peru, and so far, it goes nowhere
SUCUSARI, Peru (AP) — It is the longest bridge ever built in Peru, a massive structure of cement and iron spanning the Nanay River as it connects to untouched areas of the Peruvian Amazon So far, it ...
News Peru » Amazona: The people resisting Peru’s illegal goldrush
Rivers and fish are being poisoned with mercury, forests are felled and land devastated as illegal mining, fuelled in part by the soaring price of gold (currently over $4,000 per ounce), is causing ...
News Peru » Amazona: Uncontacted tribe attacks encroaching loggers with bows and arrows in Peru's Amazon: "A matter of life and death"
Peru's reclusive Mashco Piro ethnic group recently used bows and arrows to attack loggers suspected of encroaching on their territory in the Amazon, according to a regional Indigenous organization.
News Peru » Amazona: 6 Best Amazon River Cruises for 2026
A major geographical wonder in South America, the Amazon River flows some 4,000 miles from Peru to Brazil's Atlantic coast, making it the second-longest river in the world. Amazon River cruises ...
News Peru » Amazona: Peru to Consider New Reserve for Uncontacted Indigenous People
This week, Peruvian officials are set to consider the creation of a sprawling reserve in the country’s Amazon basin to protect groups of Indigenous people living in isolation from the rest of society.
News Peru » Amazona: Peru’s Amazon rainforest is threatened by an ecosystem of environment crime (commentary)
If you liked this story, share it with other people. While Brazil attracts more attention, deforestation is also substantial in the Peruvian Amazon, where forest clearing is on the rise. Carolina ...