Ecuador is located on South America’s west coast, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the equator. Geographically, the country is ...

In a wooden shack on stilts overlooking a muddy tributary of the Amazon, the shaman gently lays his palm on the head of his ...

Stingless bees have pollinated the Amazon for 80 million years. Now, they’re the first insect in the world to be granted ...

The official currency of Peru is the Peruvian Sol (PEN). The population of Peru is 34 million, with 11 million people living ...

Can you imagine being near a river that can kill you? Well there is one which if you touch can actually give you serious ...

Leaders of Wreaths Across Chattanooga expressed their thanks for 3,500 volunteers coming out last Saturday to participate in ...

In the caves of Cantabria, a new species of wasp has been found preserved in amber resin that dates back 100 million years ...

Protected forests in Brazil and Peru hold some of the world’s last remote indigenous groups, increasingly threatened by resource-hungry outsiders. Five Awá families from Posto Awá, an outpost created ...

Researchers discovered that a poison frog species described decades ago was based on a mix-up involving the wrong museum specimen. The frog tied to the official species name turned out to be brown, ...

The newly renovated Gorilla Forest Lodge is the only luxury property within Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, making ...

I n a savannah, a good place for a predator to find food is a watering hole. The game is simple. Sit, wait and ambush any ...

Anacondas rank high among the most frightening reptiles that exist on planet Earth; they are esteemed for their massive size ...