This post is part of our special coverage Forest Focus: Amazon and Global Development 2011. Despite the large presence of the Amazon, only 13% of Peruvians live there, while 30% of Peruvians live in ...

The new Paddington in Peru film features the Peruvian bear returning to his homeland to look for his aunt in the Amazon rainforest via river boat. Want to follow Paddington and explore Peru too?

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Discussions around the construction of a railway line linking the Atlantic and Pacific coasts in South America have raised concerns about the ...

LETICIA, Colombia — The jungle town of Leticia provides Colombia's only access to the Amazon River. But as the river changes course the town could soon be left high and dry and that's fueling a border ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Despite having some of Peru’s highest levels of deforestation, its Central Amazon is often overlooked by conservationists and NGOs. Cattle grazing ...