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Colombia accuses Peru of fully annexing a disputed island in the Amazon river

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has stirred up a decades-old border controversy with Peru by accusing it of fully annexing an Amazon river island that has been administered by Peru for decades, but whose legal status is in dispute

The Independent UK

Sally Hawkins says starring in Paddington 3 would have ‘broken her heart’

Actor starred as Mrs Brown in the first two films in the family franchise

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In Ecuador, environmentalists worry Noboa is unwinding nation's green reputation

Recent moves in Ecuador have environmental interests concerned that the South American nation is unwinding some of the basis for its green reputation

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Inca Kola outshined Coca-Cola for decades, gaining a foothold during WWII through bodegas owned by a spurned community.

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Michaella McCollum says SAS Who Dares Wins interrogation was ‘extremely hostile’

McCollum served a three year prison sentence in Peru for attempting to smuggle cocaine across borders

The Independent UK

Ancient tombs and 1,000-year-old remains uncovered during gas works

Utility workers in Peru's capital have discovered two pre-Incan tombs while expanding underground gas networks

The Independent UK

Survivor of clergy sex abuse in Peru visits pope's hometown to call for more reforms

A survivor of clergy sex abuse in Peru brought her public campaign for reform to the American hometown of Pope Leo XIV

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Archaeologists Make A Discovery Related To Ancient Peruvian Civilization, Researchers Are Stunned

Researchers in Peru unearth remnants of ancient civilization who resisted the Inca Empire for centuries - get a closer look at their groundbreaking discovery.

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Losing My Religion and Finding My Humanity on a Peruvian Ayahuasca Retreat

As I learned with ayahuasca, the greatest healing often comes from the most challenging experiences.

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Peru seizes record 4-ton mercury shipment in fight against illegal gold mining

Peruvian customs officials have seized a record-breaking shipment of illegal mercury, exposing a cross-border smuggling network fueling illicit gold mining in the Amazon

The Independent UK

A peatland in the Amazon stopped absorbing carbon. What does it mean?

Peatlands cover just a fraction of Earth's surface, but store huge amounts of carbon. In the Peruvian Amazon, one of these swamps has switched to carbon neutral.

LiveScience

Indigenous Wampis are ambushed in Peru after government backs out of anti-mining joint patrol

An attack by armed assailants on a patrol of a mission by the Indigenous Wampis guards last week in the Peruvian Amazon has again brought into focus the issue of illegal gold mining in the ancestral territory

The Independent UK

Lost and found: Peru unveils sacred city of Caral hidden for nearly 4,000 years

Its strategic location between two important pre-Columbian valleys and the discovery of ceremonial artefacts support the thesis that the Caralian community, which developed around 1800-1500 BC, had intense relations with other peoples.

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‘Crimes against nature and people’: How a global crackdown in the Amazon unfolded

Amazon Basin countries and the UAE joined forces to target illegal mining, wildlife trafficking, logging and fuel smuggling.

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Peru's new amnesty law for human rights abuses sparks anger and international appeal

Lawyers in Peru are challenging a new amnesty law passed by Congress

The Independent UK

Over 90 arrests made in global crackdown on environmental crime in the Amazon Basin

A UAE-coordinated law enforcement operation targeting environmental crime in the Amazon Basin has led to 94 arrests and the seizure of more than $64 million in illicit assets

LiveScience

Penguin Vessel: 1,600-year-old Nazca depiction of a cold-water Humboldt penguin that lives in tropical Peru

A rare penguin-shaped pot reveals the Nazca's interest in depicting the wildlife around them.

The Independent UK

Scientists discover 3,500-year-old lost city in Peru that rivalled Ancient Egypt

Ancient city likely served as trading hub connecting South American coast to Andes

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The Guardian - UK

Wild visions of nature and carnage fuelled by hallucinogens – Santiago Yahuarcani review

The Peruvian artist paints hybrid creatures, rocks with eyes and fish brandishing spears in a shamanistic celebration of his home and his people – but also the terrifying colonial horrors inflicted upon them

The Guardian - UK

‘They came for our land, our wood, our gold’: Santiago Yahuarcani, Peruvian painter of dancing dolphins – and genocide

The artist and leader of the disappearing White Heron clan paints pipe-smoking lizards, pink river dolphins – and the shocking, bloody history of plunder in the Amazon

The Independent UK

Peru's Amazon communities accuse the state of failing to stop mercury pollution from illegal mining

Indigenous and rural communities from Peru’s northern Amazon have filed a formal complaint against the government for failing to curb illegal gold mining in the Nanay River basin

Reason

An Empty Pool in Peru Is a Monument to the Drawbacks of Historic Preservation

Cusco earned a World Heritage Site designation from the United Nations. That's not always a good thing.

Euronews

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025: Who takes the top spot - and how does Europe fare?

European restaurants make up three of the Top 5 spots on this year's World's 50 Best Restaurants list. However, Spain's Disfrutar, in Barcelona, has been dethroned as the highest ranked restaurant in the world...

The Independent UK

Utility workers uncover 1,000-year-old pre-Inca mummy in Peru's capital

Utility workers excavating trenches to expand the network of natural gas pipelines in Peru’s capital have uncovered a pre-Inca mummy approximately 1,000 years old, barely half a meter from the surface

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A Machu Picchu Proposal: release date, trailer, cast and everything we know about the Hallmark Channel Passport to Love 2025 movie

A woman's Peruvian quest takes an unexpected turn in A Machu Picchu Proposal. Here's everything we know about the Hallmark Channel Passport to Love 2025 movie.

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