Both nations claim Santa Rosa de Yavarí, a tiny island of just 3,000 people that sits in the Amazon River, more than a ...

Peru maintains it owns Santa Rosa Island based on treaties about a century old, but Colombia disputes that ownership because ...

The island of Santa Rosa sits in the Amazon River between Colombia and Peru, with Lima recently naming it a district.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro escalated a diplomatic conflict with Peru on Thursday by accusing Lima of violating border ...

Gustavo Petro gave his Independence Day speech in the port of Leticia, across from a disputed enclave on the Amazon River, ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been sore with Peru ever since his ally, former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo was ...

"Colombia does not recognize Peru's sovereignty over the so-called Santa Rosa Island and does not recognize the de facto authorities imposed in the area," President Gustavo Petro said Thursday in a ...

The government of Gustavo Petro moved Colombia’s Independence Day celebrations to Leticia amid a territorial dispute with ...

From century-old disputes to recent conflicts sparked by natural resource discoveries, territorial disagreements remain a ...

The Boiling River in Peru is a natural wonder. It reaches extreme temperatures. Locals use it for daily needs. Scientist ...

Evangelical Christianity is spreading fast across the Amazon. The spiritual battle is reshaping the world’s biggest ...

About two dozen police officers, government officials and a data specialist sat side by side in a command center in northern ...