The nation’s massive copper deposits are key to meeting growing global demand. A battle has emerged over who gets to mine and ...

Mashco-Piro tribe live in Manú National Park in south-east Peru Clan is thought to number in the hundreds in area around Diamante Indians live by rigid social code, and regularly kidnap other ...

“Mashco,” he says quietly, referring to the Mashco-Piro tribe. He holds up his bow as if shooting, then moves his hand to the scar, closes his eyes, and grimaces to mimic pain. Peru’s Alto ...

The native of Peru is the kind of Customs worker who might inspect that souvenir coconut. Their main job is to prevent the spread of non-native diseases like bird flu and African swine fever that ...

Tarcila Rivera-Zea, a member of the Quechua community in Peru, has spent decades pushing for Native peoples to be heard. By Shivani Vora This article is part of a Women and Leadership special ...

Peru is one of the richest countries in culture ... What can we do to preserve our native languages? According to an official article published by the Ministry of Culture, there are a number ...

PERU — If you want to bring a souvenir back home from an international trip — say a coconut from a tropical island — you’re likely to be inspected by a member of U.S. Customs and Border ...