Since May, blazes have ravaged forests and savannas across Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay and Peru.

Schools and universities were closed, public employees worked from home and security forces blanketed Peru's capital on Monday on the eve of a gathering of world leaders for an Asia-Pacific ...

Huge cranes loom over Peru's massive new Chinese-funded Chancay port, a symbol of Beijing's growing influence in South ...

A soccer player was struck by lightning during a match over the weekend in Peru, killing him and wounding four other players in a horrific incident caught on a live video stream of the game.

Peruvian police arrested the head of the country’s soccer federation Thursday as part of an investigation into fraud, ...

A large cloud of smoke stemming from wildfires in Bolivia threatens to cover ... school classes have been canceled or rescheduled to virtual mode. In Peru, one woman died and at least 19 other ...

Aug. 28, 2024 — Public health researchers have highlighting the compounded effects of frequent wildfires and smoke exposure on physical and mental health, local economies and community ...

This article was originally featured in The Conversation. Wildfires are becoming increasingly destructive across the U.S., as the country is seeing in 2024. Firefighters were battling large blazes ...

The sand dunes near Huacachina, Peru. Angela Ponce for The New York Times Paracas National Reserve, south of Lima. The word paracas means “rain of sand” in Quechua, Peru’s most widely spoken ...

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In Brazil, wildfires fueled by searing heat and prolonged ... Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela have been hit particularly hard, with significant swaths of these countries ...

A ranking of the top songs based on streaming and sales activity from within the country- as tracked by Luminate. The ranking is based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams ...