Groundbreaking new research identifies the Andes as the origin of the Irish potato famine pathogen, reshaping efforts to ...

These cute animals inhabit the rocky slopes and grassy plains of the Andes Mountains, where they seek ... and the Laguna de Chaxa in Chile's Atacama Desert are known to host populations of Andean ...

A team of archaeologists has discovered an ancient labyrinthine system of tunnels hidden beneath the Peruvian city of Cusco, a former Inca stronghold nestled in the Andes mountains. The tunnel ...

I got altitude psychosis a few hundred meters from high camp as I scaled the frigid face of Huayna Potosí, one of the highest mountains in the Bolivian Andes. My optimism, my determination ...

Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a risk of being blinded by ...

With the Andes Mountains forming a barrier to clouds gathering ... Current (formerly called the Humboldt Current), the Atacama Desert is known to be among the driest places on Earth, with less ...

In the lesser-visited northwestern corner of Argentina, where the high desert meets the Andes mountains, a historic train ...

This is how the mountains of the Himalayas in Asia were formed. The Andes are the world's longest mountain range. This causes lava to erupt out of the gap that is left. As it cools down ...

The rolling peaks of the Andes Mountains, long a symbol of Chile ... Chile's diverse terrain—from the sun-drenched Atacama Desert to wind-rich coastal regions—the project capitalizes on ...

The Inca transformed agriculture in the Andes, using dramatic terraces ... The Inca Empire encompassed mountains, forests, desert, and coastal plains. In order to move armies and people quickly ...