Conservation International's expedition in Peru's Alto Mayo Landscape unearthed dozens of species new to science Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

Local cuisine plays an important role, with dishes such as roasted guinea pig, fresh trout from Andean rivers, and pachamanca ...

Imagine going on a Peru expedition and uncovering more than two dozen new species? That's exactly what happened in this case.

The landscape changes as lines take shape to form ... The lines are found in a region of Peru just over 200 miles southeast of Lima, near the modern town of Nasca. In total, there are over 800 ...

It was carried out over a 38-day expedition in 2022 by a team working in the Alto Mayo landscape of northwestern Peru, which covers about 1.9 million acres of forest and agricultural areas and ...

The creatures were all found in the Alto Mayo Landscape which spans the Andes ... and was discovered on the RAP expedition to Alto Mayo, Peru. Related species are popular in the aquarium trade.

Scientists surveying Peru's Alto Mayo Landscape called this "blob headed" fish a shocking discovery ... [+] due to its unusual look. Other standout discoveries from this assessment included a ...