There are 188 records of isolated Indigenous peoples in South America ... map of isolated peoples in Latin America,” said Dacosta. “There are already mining hotspots in each [Indigenous ...

High in the mountains of Peru, I explored the incredible Maras Salt Mines — a sprawling network of ancient salt ponds that ...

An ancient woman’s recently discovered, richly adorned gravesite is helping archeologists better understand the complex ...

When Donald Trump revealed the level of trade tariffs that countries around the world would face from the US, nations in South America breathed ... of Chile and Peru, where copper is the top ...

Chile's government said it is moving forward with a simplified process to award lithium contracts in three salt flats, the mining ministry said on Tuesday. The agency stated that it has accepted ...

Antamina, the largest copper and zinc mine in Peru, has enacted a full safety shutdown following an incident that resulted in the death of a senior manager and injuries to another employee.

Archaeologists in coastal Peru have discovered the 5,000-year-old remains of a woman who may have belonged to the upper ...

South America’s largest nation will start requiring major emitters in 2026 to submit monitoring plans and report their greenhouse gas emissions to a national oversight body, making it the first ...

Peru received $135 million in USAID funding in 2024. Substantial contributions were for areas ranging from democratic ...

BUENOS AIRES - Argentine priest Guillermo Marcó, a close ally to Pope Francis and his spokesman for years when he was archbishop of Buenos Aires, is confident that the pontiff's drive to open up ...

A treasure trove of both well-known and hidden gems to discover, Peru is one of our favorite stops in South America. The first thing that comes to mind for most with Peru is Machu Picchu, and while ...