Madre de Dios is a remote southeastern Amazon region bordering Brazil and Bolivia. It is one of Peru’s most biodiverse areas, ...

Madre de Dios is a remote southeastern Amazon region bordering Brazil and Bolivia. It is one of Peru's most biodiverse areas, but it has also been a hot spot for illegal gold mining, logging and other ...

One of the largest known uncontacted tribes on the planet has had recent interactions with outsiders, prompting concerns among activists that the extremely isolated society is in grave jeopardy. “It ...

By Maxwell Radwin Officials in Peru last week voted against a proposal to create an Indigenous reserve in the country’s Amazonian region, where isolated tribes face threats from logging, mining and ...

Members of an Indigenous tribe who live deep in Peru’s Amazon rainforest ... or lead to violent conflict — risks that have previously wiped out other isolated groups in the Amazon. Last year, two ...