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

Across South America, states only recognize and guarantee the rights of peoples in isolation whose presence has been ...

Among the social groups that have lamented Pope Francis’s death in Brazil, the Indigenous peoples seem to be especially ...

This law comes in amid an increasingly hostile environment against press freedom in Peru, with activists arguing: “This law ...

Leonardo Padilla Sacha grew up in the town of Pampas in Huancavelica, Peru. The youngest of eight siblings, Sacha spoke ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, was as much a tireless advocate for nature as he was the poor and ...

Criminal groups behind are placing the region’s vast biodiversity, fragile ecosystems, and Indigenous ways of life, under ...

Dozens of indigenous nations from different countries are calling for an oil drilling ban in the world's largest rainforest ...

There has been a huge push to plant native trees across the Andes in recent years. And it’s been a success. This is episode 23 of Stories of Resistance, in honor of Earth Day.

Courtesy of Stifs Paucca As a Peruvian, I have watched with growing alarm as my country slides ever closer to the ...

Around the world, other women are leading movements, shaping narratives, and making change happen across communities and ...