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Sharing a border with Ecuador and Peru, the southern Colombian department of Putumayo takes its name from the Quechua term for “gushing river.” For some, ...

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In the run-up to the annual U.N. climate conference, set to take place in Brazil's Amazon in November, the construction of a road is drawing attention, with critics arguing it will lead to ...

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The Madeira River, the largest tributary of the Amazon, has been losing water flow over the last 20 years while facing severe ...

As a descendant of an Indigenous Amazonian tribe, Maria Astolfi was concerned about research she conducted as a graduate ...

Amazonia has announced the lineup for its upcoming event, taking place in Belém, Brazil at Estádio Olímpico do Pará on Nov. 1 ...