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

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 ...

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 ...

Costa Rica is no stranger to drug smuggling incidents, but on May 22, 2025, police in the Central American country ...

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.

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

Peru, a land of timeless beauty and rich history, offers an extraordinary journey through the heart of the Inca Empire and ...

Ecuador, located in South America, is famous for the Galapagos Islands with their unique wildlife, the Andes Mountains, and the Amazon rainforest. It's named for the equator passing through it.

Native to rocky regions of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru, these chinchilla relatives ... Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), mountain viscachas prefer the high altitudes of the Andes and ...

A railway line at the bottom of South America, originally built to serve a prison, has been reinvented for tourists to enjoy ...