NUEVO JERUSALEM, Peru -- Tomás Maynas Carijano strolled through his tiny jungle farm, pinching leaves, shaking his head. The rain forest spread lushly in all directions -- covering what oil maps call ...

The strikers' demands are the same as those of the protesting Indians: that Congress revoke laws to promote oil and natural gas extraction, logging and large-scale agriculture on traditional Indian ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian Amazon Indian leaders are warning of renewed protests, alleging Friday that the government has not honored promises made in the aftermath of June violence that left at least ...

LIMA, PERU — Riot police used tear gas Thursday to turn student protesters away from Peru’s Congress as thousands nationwide marched in support of Amazon Indians resisting oil and natural gas ...

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, AND LIMA, PERU — Protests by indigenous communities over oil drilling and mining in the Peruvian Amazon region turned violent Friday, leaving at least 13 people dead in clashes with ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The long-contested expansion of Peru’s main natural gas field has won final regulatory approval despite U.N. concerns that it could endanger Amazon tribes living in voluntary ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Evidence is mounting that unchecked logging in the Peruvian Amazon is pushing some of the world's last isolated tribes into Brazil, increasing conflicts over land and food, ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and the Embassy of Peru present Kaypi Perú, a festival highlighting the South American nation’s rich and diverse cultural heritage and ...

Do Indians need a visa for Peru? The answer to the question may be a little bit complex because Indian citizens can travel to Peru without a visa but under some strict rules. As stated in the ...