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Time.com: Drilling for Oil Way, Way Offshore

Rising oil prices may lead to more drilling offshore in the U.S., but the real environmental harm will likely be borne far overseas, by poor countries in South America

Peru declares emergency after protests, report says

A news report says Peruvian President Alan Garcia has suspended civil rights in remote jungle regions where Indian groups are blocking highways and oil and natural gas installations in protest of laws that facilitate the sale of their lands.

Bold travelers in Peru veer off beaten track

Far from the lines of tourists that snake around the entrance of Machu Picchu, hundreds deep before dawn, is Fausta Colonia's open-air kitchen.

Magnitude 6 quake rattles Peru

An earthquake hit southern Peru early Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Making contact: Indigenous tribes' fight to survive

Last month photographs of the discovery of one of the world's last "uncontacted" tribes on the Brazil/Peru border made front covers across the world, vividly illustrating a way of life that is mostly unknown and ignored in the industrialized world.

Police hostages freed in Peru

Demonstrators in southern Peru freed 48 police officers Tuesday who had been held hostage for about a day.

Reports: Police hurt, held hostage amid Peru protests

More than 20 police officers have been hurt and at least 60 are being held hostage amid protests in southern Peru over mining revenue, according to the Peruvian News Agency and other reports.

Mass grave uncovered in Peru

Forensic teams have exhumed 60 bodies from what is thought to be the largest mass grave from the Peruvian government's bloody war against Maoist insurgents.

'Uncontacted tribe' sighted in Amazon

Researchers have produced aerial photos of jungle dwellers who they say are among the few remaining peoples on Earth who have had no contact with the outside world.

So you missed the Inca Trail? A guide to alternate treks

There was no space on the Inca Trail. "Estás seguro?" I pleaded with dormant Spanish, or "Are you sure?" in English. I was sitting face to face with the ninth Peruvian salesman that day to offer the same answer. He was positive. No space on the Inca Trail, entering Machu Picchu via the Sun Gate, but his alternative trek was the real deal, he said.

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