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MW House by Riofrio+Rodrigo Arquitectos acts as an extension of the desert hills in Peru. Resembling the relief of the rocky landscape and featuring an undulating green roof, this seasonal house establishes a direct relationship...

Huge revenues generated by the Camisea project in Peru’s Amazon, but locals suffer from health epidemics and lack of clean water

The pop-up modules are based on a mechanism for splitting aluminium foil, with an independent reflective and insulating flake-like layer placed on top...

Mercury poisoning could potentially wipe out an isolated Amazonian tribe in Peru. Over 80 percent of the members of the Nahua tribe are currently sick with mercury poisoning, which is linked to anemia and kidney malfunction,...

The wild Amazon jungle is often thought to be one of the most pristine places on Earth—lush with greenery, home to exotic animals, and capable of absorbing carbon pollution...

Of all the secrets locked away deep inside the Amazon rainforests, a flowing river of boiling water seems like one that couldn’t possibly be true. And yet, it is. Geoscientist Andrés Ruzo first heard the legend as a boy,...

No longer are vultures to be depicted as heartless, hungry scavengers circling the lost traveler in the desert. The people at Gallinazo Avisa, or Vultures Warn, are giving vultures quite a PR boost by using the birds to find...

No longer are vultures to be depicted as heartless, hungry scavengers circling the lost traveler in the desert. The people at Gallinazo Avisa, or Vultures Warn, are giving vultures quite a PR boost by using the birds to find...

Environmental leader and recently-elected mayor was one of the most outspoken defenders of the River Maranon.

Decades of exploration and exploitation has led to severe contamination in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve in Peru’s Amazon

Villages in the rainforests of Peru have a problem: many of them don't have access to a reliable electrical grid, making it difficult for residents to light their homes after dark...

Manu National Park in Peru’s Amazon targeted by Pluspetrol, according to map of planned geological fieldwork

Getting to one of the Skylodge Adventure Suites is the first challenge. Visitors must scale the 1,300 feet up to where their accommodations are dangling, or use a zipline to hike the ascent. The approach is all part of the...

Over 20 hydroelectric projects proposed for the main trunk of the River Maranon would have devastating impacts

An old cockfighting arena received a makeover in Lima, Peru recently. 2.8x Architects have transformed the space so that one wouldn’t guess it had such a dark history. Lush, green foliage and beautiful stone walls now invoke...