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Toll road could raise money for Amazon conservation Toll road could raise money for Amazon conservation mongabay.com July 15, 2007 Southeastern Peru is arguably the most biodiverse place on the…

450 years of Amazon research reviewed 450 years of Amazon research reviewed Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com July 2, 2007 Research on the Peruvian Amazon is largely inaccessible to the people…

Peanuts, cotton, squash first farmed in Peru 6,000-10,000 years ago Peanuts, cotton, squash first farmed in Peru 6,000-10,000 years ago mongabay.com June 28, 2007 Anthropologists have discovered the earliest-known evidence…

Past global warming produced giant penguins Past global warming produced monster penguins mongabay.com June 25, 2007 Scientists have discovered fossil remains of a giant species of penguin that lived some…

Mahogany logging threats tribal people, says report Mahogany logging threats tribal people, says report mongabay.com May 30, 2007 Ahead of the CITES meeting in the Hague, a new report alleges…

Peru makes progress on illegal mahogany logging Peru makes progress on illegal mahogany logging mongabay.com May 16, 2007 Last month Inrena, Peru's environmental agency, implemented regulations for mahogany loggers that…

Photos of world's tiniest owl, recently found in Peru Photos of world's tiniest owl, recently found in Peru Find considered a holy grail of South American birding mongabay.com March 23,…

Archeologists find oldest solar observatory in the Americas Archeologists find oldest solar observatory in the Americas Yale University March 1, 2007 Archeologists from Yale and the University of Leicester have…

High fashion driving conservation efforts of rare species? High fashion driving conservation efforts of rare species? mongabay.com February 21, 2007 Whimsical tastes of the fashion industry are sometimes blamed for…

Largest tropical glacier retreating at 200 feet per year in Peru Largest tropical glacier retreating at 200 feet per year in Peru mongabay.com February 19, 2007 Peru's largest glacier is…

Lost civilization found in Peru Lost civilization found in Peru mongabay.com January 19, 2007 Explorers have found ruins of a little known civilization deep in the cloud forests of the…

Can we save the rainforests? Lessons from the Amazon Special to mongabay.com: Wilderness Classroom: Expedition 2006The following is an update from The Wilderness Classroom's expedition to the Peruvian rainforest. You…

Exploring the Flooded Streets of Iquitos, Peru Special to mongabay.com: Wilderness Classroom: Expedition 2006The following is an update from The Wilderness Classroom's expedition to the Peruvian rainforest. You can follow…

The Adventure Begins--Wilderness Classroom in Peru Special to mongabay.com: Wilderness Classroom: Expedition 2006The following is an update from The Wilderness Classroom's expedition to the Peruvian rainforest. You can follow their…

Evidence of early corn cultivation and agricultural trade uncovered in Peru Evidence of early corn cultivation uncovered in Peru Agricultural trade thrived thousands of years ago Rhett Butler, mongabay.com March…

Malaria linked to Amazon deforestation Malaria linked to Amazon deforestation Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com February 2, 2006 A pair studies in the Amazon rainforest suggest a link between deforestation and…

Evolutionary history of the origin of potatoes revised -- study Evolutionary history of the origin of potatoes revised -- study University of Wisconsin-Madison news release October 4, 2005 Humans have…

Amazon river level at record lows; deforestation blamed; deforestation blamed Amazon river at record low levels; deforestation blamed mongabay.com September 30, 2005 The Rio Nipo in Peru The Amazon River…

Global warming shrinks sacred glacier in the Andes Global warming shrinks sacred glacier in the Andes July 6, 2005 The melting of a glacier in the Peruvian Andes due to…