Accelerated soil erosion is a common and environmentally destructive consequence of development, especially in mountain regions ... previous soil erosion research projects in the Ecuadorian Andes ...

T he Amazon river is the largest drainage system in the world in terms of water volume and its drainage basin. The 6,400 ...

Rising abruptly in the Amazon rainforest, the peak's isolation and pyramidal shape intrigue scientists and locals.

Cerro El Cono is a solitary, pyramidal hill in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest whose origins remain mysterious and that holds ...