The Peruvian Inca Orchid dog isn't like other breeds. Thanks to its noticeable lack of hair, it has a tendency to turn heads. Did we mention it's also pretty rare? Here’s what we know about the scarce ...

If you want a dog that's going to turn heads, the Peruvian Inca Orchid (PIO) just might be the perfect choice. These unusual hairless or short-coated sight hounds are very rare in this country and ...

MIAMI -- A prominent Peruvian orchid grower has been arrested and charged with smuggling prized tropical lady slippers that were pulled from the wild but disguised as more common, nursery-raised ...

SERNANP, Peru’s national parks service, announced that a new species of orchid was discovered on Bella Durmiente mountain, a prominent natural feature of Tingo Maria National Park in the Huánuco ...

A prominent Peruvian orchid grower was sentenced Tuesday to 21 months in federal prison for smuggling internationally protected wild orchids into the U.S., hidden among legal nursery-raised plants.

MIAMI, July 27 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Miami Tuesday sentenced a Peruvian national to 21 months in prison for conspiracy to import protected orchid speciments. Manuel Arias Silva also received a ...

LIMA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- Nestled in the mountains on the way to Peru's ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu, an orchid reserve features hundreds of various kinds of plants, including one resembling the ...

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[LIMA] Botanists have discovered a new species of orchid in Peru's central Amazonian rainforest, the country's national parks service announced Tuesday. "The new species of orchid was recently ...