When Category 5 Hurricane Iota roared over the small Colombian island of Providencia in the early hours of Monday morning, Yeisler Chamorro and his wife hunkered down underneath a mattress in their ...

Known as the mother of Colombian corals, at 70, marine biologist Elvira Alvarado is still diving — and pioneering "coral IVF" ...

SANTA ROSA, Peru (AP) — A remote island on the Amazon river — now the subject of a territorial dispute between Peru and Colombia — has a single paved road for a main street, which is home to more ...

Residents of Santa Rosa, a Peruvian island on the Amazon River, load goods in Leticia, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) SANTA ROSA, Peru (AP) — A remote island on the Amazon ...