Both nations claim Santa Rosa de Yavarí, a tiny island of just 3,000 people that sits in the Amazon River, more than a ...

Gustavo Petro gave his Independence Day speech in the port of Leticia, across from a disputed enclave on the Amazon River, ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has stirred up a decades-old border controversy with Peru by accusing it of fully annexing ...

The island of Santa Rosa sits in the Amazon River between Colombia and Peru, with Lima recently naming it a district.

"This effort is part of a comprehensive strategy." Authorities break up massive criminal operation in Amazon rainforest: 'A ...

From century-old disputes to recent conflicts sparked by natural resource discoveries, territorial disagreements remain a ...

Peruvian customs officials have seized a record-breaking shipment of illegal mercury, exposing a cross-border smuggling network fueling illicit gold mining in the Amazon ...

In Peru, out of 20,000 disappeared people, only 3,200 remains have been found. In Colombia, five decades of war left a staggering death toll and more than 124,000 people missing.

Caesars Sportsbook lists Colombia as the -165 favorite (risk $165 to win $100) on the 90-minute money line in its latest Colombia vs. Peru odds, with Peru the +500 underdog.

In neighboring Peru, more than 70 people are dead after severe flooding and mudslides. Weeks of rain have caused rivers to swell since the rainy season began in early March.