The extraordinary event temporarily shut down equipment at the ALMA Observatory, and the snow reached the telescope's main ...

A temple bigger than a city block was hiding in plain sight for over 1,000 years.

The Huandoy massif lies in Peru's Cordillera Blanca and reaches 6,395m. Even experienced climbers rarely attempt steep and ...

Archaeologists have long thought that monumental architecture—large, human-built structures that emphasize visibility—were products of societies with power structures, including social hierarchy, ...

Nestled between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, the Atacama Desert has earned the title of the driest place on Earth. The desert only sees rain a few times per century, or in some reaches ...

The Atacama Desert of Chile is largely considered the driest place on Earth, but recently saw the moon-like landscape blanketed in snow. Jared Verdi via Unsplash Nestled between the Andes Mountains ...

A major mineral deposit discovered in the Andes Mountains along the Argentina-Chile border contains significant quantities of ...

Each June, the residents of four Indigenous communities in Peru rebuild the last Incan rope bridge. This is episode 48 of Stories of Resistance.

A new species of deer, Pudella carlae, has been identified in the Andes Mountains of northern Peru, marking the first new cervid discovery in South America in over six decades. This tiny deer ...

Explore the stunning landscapes of Chile from above, and immerse yourself in their captivating splendor with this breathtaking drone footage. Fly over the dramatic peaks of the Andes, the vibrant ...

One of them was Acción Andina (Andean Action), an initiative that has launched 25 restoration and conservation projects focused on the high-altitude Polylepis forests of Peru, Chile, Bolivia ...