The mummy had gone unnoticed despite urban development in a district where agricultural fields have been converted into ...

By Mongabay.com Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon are working to revive populations of the aguaje palm tree, commercially valued for its fruits, by shifting to more sustainable harvesting ...

Peru's giant shihuahuaco trees are threatened by commercial pressure By Amanda Chaparro (Las Piedras River, Madre de Dios, special correspondent) Published on February 22, 2024, at 4:00 am (Paris) ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The first two leopard cubs born in captivity in Peru began climbing trees inside their cages at a Lima zoo Wednesday in their first appearance before the public.

Few studies have measured the extent of the decline, but in 2012, a researcher found that due to the heavy felling of aguaje trees in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve in northern Peru’s ...

Peruvian gas workers this week found a thousand-year-old mummy while installing pipes in Lima, their company said, confirming the latest discovery of a pre-Hispanic tomb in the capital.

As workers in Peru removed some overgrown trees from an archaeological site, they noticed some distinctive bricks hidden underneath — and found the ruins of an ancient pyramid-like structure.

An Andean bear named Ruru slowly wakes up after being tranquilized in Peru. Scientists fit him with a GPS collar that tracked his movements and behavior, while another four bears wore Crittercams.