Open letter to President Ollanta Humala

Since Jan. 26, the inbox of Andean Air Mail & PERUVIAN TIMES has been inundated with an open letter addressed to President Ollanta Humala, signed by people from all corners of the globe. As of today, the number of these appeals generated by the The Rainforest Portal and copied to our news blog’s email address surpassed [...]

Gov’t Takes Measures to Protect Uncontacted Tribe – Survival

Peru’s government has said they are taking measures to protect an uncontacted tribe located in the south-east Amazon rainforest, nonprofit organization Survival International said in a press release. “Government authorities in Peru have responded to Survival’s call to protect uncontacted Indians who have recently appeared on riverbanks near a popular tourist destination,” the organization said Wednesday. [...]

Survival International: Peru Amazon Indians struck by swine flu ‘for first time’

The first cases of swine flu – also known as the AH1N1 virus – have recently been confirmed among Amazonian Indians, raising experts’ fears of a devastating contagion amongst peoples with no immunity to outside diseases, reported London-based Survival International. Last week, Peru’s Health Ministry reported that seven Matsiguenga tribe natives living along Peru’s Urubamba [...]

Survival International: Canadian oil company signs deal to explore uncontacted tribes’ land

A Canadian oil company has signed a deal with Peru’s government allowing it to explore land inhabited by one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes, reported the London-based NGO Survival International on Wednesday. Petrolifera, a Calgary-based oil and gas company actively engaged in exploration and production in South America, has reached an agreement to explore [...]