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.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

This Pacific-facing port is more than an infrastructure project -- it stands as a modern echo of the ancient sacred paths.

The frenzy for gold has led to deadly encounters from West Africa to Peru. The EIA said it alerted Peruvian authorities to the shipment during its research into illicit mercury shipments from Mexico ...

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