Indigenous women in Peru are fighting for their rights in a context of dispossession, environmental damage and violence.

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New archaeological evidence reveals that seabird guano—nutrient-rich bird droppings—was not only essential to boosting corn ...

High in the Peruvian Andes, a group of Indigenous Quechua women is transforming long-standing conflict with wildcats into a model of coexistence, conservation and cultural revival. A new film, Women ...

In the La Guajira region of Colombia, a multiyear drought and climate change-fueled natural disasters have disrupted ...

Machu Picchu has always been hard to reach, but a new airport will soon change that and bring 200% more visitors to the area ...

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Spain and Portugal are exceptions, however, which has given rise to a growing number of ayahuasca retreats that are much more ...

Taking advantage of an unprecedented governance crisis, criminal groups are consolidating their hold on communities through ...

The world's largest isolated tribe reappears in the Peruvian Amazon as illegal logging increases the risk of contact and disease ...

"We are here to pray for peace and the future of Peru, so that this visit may strengthen us all and encourage us in faith to ...

Ella Mae Begay’s case helped bring national attention to the high rate of violence faced by Native people, providing fuel for ...