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New Oil Concession in the Amazon Jungle and Indigenous Demands for Industry Changes

The Peruvian government is set to announce a new operator for an oil concession that sits in the basins of the Pastaza, Corrientes and...

The Difficult Lives of Indigenous Elders in an Isolated Jungle Community

While visiting a family of healers in the Peruvian jungle, I realized what it's like to struggle on the brink between life and death...

Medicinal Plants From Deepest Peru

Indigenous people of Peru have deep connections with medicinal plants, and there is a lot that these kinds of wisdom can bring to the...

Build Relationships with Indigenous Communities While Traveling in Peru

Here are several suggestions of how to immerse yourself and develop meaningful and lasting relationships with indigenous communities while in Peru.

Learn About People Of The Amazon At The Iquitos Museum Of Indigenous Amazonian Cultures

Make a visit to the Iquitos Museum Of Indigenous Amazonian Cultures in order to learn about the history of the ancient peoples of the...

Por Eso Perú!: A Project From The Netherlands To The Land Of the Incas

Simone Heemskerk is a 48-year-old woman from the Netherlands, who studied filmmaking and worked as a journalist. After traveling to Peru eight years ago,...

Congress Will Evaluate Project To Consult Peru’s Indigenous People

The parliamentary commission of Andean, Amazonian and Afro-Peruvian Peoples presented on Tuesday to the Congress the project of "Prior Consultation" (Consulta Previa), in favor...

Indigenous Movies Of Latin America Will Exhibit In Lima

More than twenty works from a dozen countries will be screened in Lima until today at the "Cine Foro: Territorio y Autonomía Audiovisual Indígena",...