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If you are an adventure freak and love nature, then the Amazon Rainforest must be on your bucket list for its stunning flora and fauna

It’s your usual eclectic mix of Latin American music here, starting with a new addition to the Brazilian carnival repertoire, and passing through US-Mexico border music, Yma Sumac-aping folktronica, Brazilian-Belgian smooth jazz, math rock meets Violeta Parra, alluring Peruvian electro-acoustic compositions, and much more besides. Ava Rocha feat. Saskia and Iara Rennó “Papais Panacas” If... <a class="view-article" href="https://soundsandcolours.com/subjects/m...

In your search for the best books to recommend for anyone travelling to Latin America, Peachy Essay has made the conscious decision to focus on books that have underwent the test of time and are regarded as classics or have been praised by historical intellectuals, cultural critics or wanderlust travellers as accurately representing the ideals... <a class="view-article" href="https://soundsandcolours.com/subjects/travel/a-list-of-must-read-books-for-anyone-travelling-to-latin-a...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the Peruvian Amazon early Thursday, according to the Geophysical Institute of Peru (IGP).

In Amazonian Peru, a popular drink, Masato de yucca, is made with human spit and cassava. Masato is a fermented drink that has its roots in Yuca- a big tuber with lots of starch and very little sugar. Masato de yuca has been prepared in the Peruvian Amazon for at least a thousand years, before […]

A project to build a fibre-optic network will provide internet to 1 million residents in Peru, but must remain aware of environmental impacts

As a best-selling author, the co-founder of the award-winning Amazon Conservation Team, and an acclaimed public speaker, Mark Plotkin is one of the world’s most prominent rainforest ethnobotanists and conservationists. Plotkin has worked closely with Indigenous communities–including traditional healers or shamans–since the 1980s, first as an academic, then as a member of a large conservation […]

Alarming levels of mercury are found in old growth Amazon forest

Gold mining is already the second biggest cause of deforestation in the Madre de Dios region of the Peruvian Amazon, according to a scientific study.

Danish portal has developed a CO2 calculator as part of offsetting initiative for all of its trips