This is the first part of three interviews with Indigenous representatives attending the United Nations Permanent Forum on ...

The Waorani people demand the right to decide their future in Ecuador, Indigenous communities in Taiwan battle a new digital ...

The species — at nearly a foot long as a juvenile — is listed as “vulnerable” in Peru and was rescued by wildlife officials.

Peru’s Marañón River was made a legal person, granting it the rights to be free-flowing and free of contamination. Mari Luz ...

The woman—with skin, hair and nails still intact—belonged to the little-known Caral civilization, which flourished in Peru ...

Archaeologists have found the remains of an elite woman who was buried with a variety of remarkable grave goods.

Around 5,000 years ago, members of an ancient Peruvian Indigenous group buried an elite member of their society: They wrapped ...

The mummy was found in Aspero, a sacred site within the city of Caral that was a garbage dump for over 30 years until ...

Thor Heyerdahl and five crew members began a trip from Peru to Polynesia on the Kon-Tiki, a raft made of balsa logs.

Peru’s Ministry of Culture said in an April 18 news release. Police arrested the bulldozer driver and a second person ...

A median of 31% across 35 countries say they're completely free to speak without censorship, and 28% say their media are ...

A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law has sparked intense backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous organizations ...