Deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon has risen this century - destroying an area of rainforest 14 times larger than Los Angeles - with small farmers behind most of the cutting, according to a new ...

Peru's Amazon: A Global Treasure. The Amazon rainforest in Peru is one of the richest ecosystems on Earth. It's home to over 3,000 species of trees, thousands of birds, mammals, amphibians ...

Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares—about 60% of Peru’s territory, according to nonprofit Rainforest Trust.

Video shows isolated Amazon tribe emerge from rain forest in Peru amid threat from loggers The Mashco Piro people, thought to be the largest uncontacted tribe in the world, were pictured emerging ...