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 ...

A monumental discovery in the Andes Mountains promises to reshape the future of mining in South America. Geologists have ...

In the mist-covered heights of the Peruvian Andes, scientists uncovered strange and elusive lifeforms that have never been ...