Peru-Ecuador sign development agreement along border

Peru and Ecuador have signed an agreement to promote development in the Cordillera del Cóndor, the 48-mile stretch of jungle border in the Andean jungle that was the epicenter of one of South America’s oldest territorial disputes. The “Peace and Binational Conservation in the Cordillera del Cóndor” was reached during a meeting at Peru’s National [...]

Peru National Ombudsman: Majority of companies illegally export lumber

A study by Peru’s Defensoría del Pueblo – the national ombudsman organization – has found 66 percent of timber companies in Peru are exporting lumber illegally.