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

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has stirred up a decades-old border controversy with Peru by accusing it of fully annexing ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Tougher regulatory framework have quickly undermined hopes that Colombia's Caribbean coast could be an energy hub for the ...

With chronic diseases on the rise, experts urge healthcare systems to invest in early diagnosis, technology, and ...

In 2017, as part of an international treaty, Mexico started phasing down mercury production and eliminating its use in gold ...

As Mongabay continues to expand its impact across the globe, few leaders embody the spirit of its mission more fully than ...

Procedural rules for the plastics treaty negotiations say that, for substantive issues, delegates “ shall make every effort ” ...

Nechus, a South American fusion concept in NewBo City Market, opened at the helm of a trio of new restaurateurs from Colombia ...