Caving essay wins trip to Peru. National Geographic chooses Spokane boy. Sat., May 9, 2009 Ian Baer, of Spokane, and his father, Ron Baer, will leave for Peru this month.

Rescuers were working Thursday to save an injured Spanish speleologist who has been trapped for a week about 400 meters (1,300 feet) underground in a cave in Peru's remote Amazon region.

LEIMEBAMBA, Peru-- A Spanish scientist and cave explorer has been freed after being trapped more than 1,300 feet underground for nearly two weeks in the Peruvian Amazon.

Leandro Rivera says he chanced upon the cave in Peru's remote Nazca region that contained hundreds of pre-Hispanic artifacts - including human bodies with elongated heads and what appeared to be ...

Lima - Rescuers were working on Thursday to save an injured Spanish speleologist who has been trapped for a week about 400m underground in a cave in Peru's remote Amazon region. Cecilio Lopez was hurt ...