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 ...

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

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

Hopes among foreign energy companies that Colombia's coast could serve as a key source of oil and gas for the future are ...

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.

Western US states like Washington, Oregon and Alaska, as well as British Colombia in Canada, are on alert. The first waves ...