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.

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

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

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

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

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 ...

In 2017, as part of an international treaty, Mexico started phasing down mercury production and eliminating its use in gold ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and White House envoy Steve Witkoff held “ useful and constructive ” talks in Moscow on ...

With chronic diseases on the rise, experts urge healthcare systems to invest in early diagnosis, technology, and ...

As Mongabay continues to expand its impact across the globe, few leaders embody the spirit of its mission more fully than ...