In September 2018, a wildfire burned nearly two thousand hectares of shrubland on the Pichu Pichu volcano, an ecologically ...

An intoxicated man wielding a metal tool is accused of attacking and damaging the Stone of Twelve Angles in Peru, a famed ...

Along the highest points of the Andes, the rolling mountaintops can get cold. Animals there, including small amphibians far ...

A new study reveals the extreme vulnerability of the Arequipa shrublands to these blazes, with severe soil degradation ...

In Incan mythology, Mama Koka was the god of the coca plant which originally grew from her torn apart body. Today, coca ...

Three years ago, while exploring the Mojanda mountain range in Ecuador, a team of researchers from a local NGO and a ...

Paddington's in Peru! Here's what to pack and what to expect for your Amazon River cruise in Peru (and why you might not want ...

Sanchezia stenomacra, commonly known as the blood red feather, is at home in the jungles of Peru. It thrives in humid environments with filtered light. It produces blood red flowers which look just ...

Since 2002, the Peruvian government has required tourists to have a permit and a guide to hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. Only licensed guiding companies can obtain permits, so it's vital to do ...

hikes in the Andes and sandboarding in the desert. Peru’s size and the spread of its population means it requires some research to make the most of a trip here. To help you plan, here are the ...

Nothing eases the midwinter blues quite like the return of our favorite bear in “Paddington in Peru.” In this third ...