New high-resolution satellite map reveals nearly 100,000 unknown ocean mountains, or seamounts, boosting climate and maritime ...

Peruvian mining sector worker Frank Monzón was aware of the risks, but the lure of gold deep in the Andean rock of northern ...

Trying to determine the right time to visit Peru is challenging. If you have glanced at a map, noted the proximity of the ...

Snuff tubes uncovered at Chavin de Huantar in Peru reveal how leaders used mystical experiences to cement their power.

Two thousand years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes, a lesser-known society known as the Chavín Phenomenon shared ...

Although their own name for themselves remains unknown, the Chavín of Peru clearly shared common agricultural techniques, ...

The region's geography — bone-dry and high-altitude, with steady air and the cloud-blocking Andes Mountains to the east — produces exceptionally clear conditions that have made it a major hub for ...

Just months before the beginning of the 2025 southern hemisphere ski season, two major Chilean ski resorts, La Parva and ...

According to a press release shared by the resorts (both properties are part of the Mountain Capital Partners portfolio), Valle Nevado is upgrading its three primary chairlifts—the Andes Express, ...

Over the past two decades, satellite-based planetary observations have recorded rapid mass loss of Patagonian glaciers, contributing approximately 0.07 mm per year to global sea-level rise.

The Andes, a long mountain range in South America ... which uses seismic waves to map Earth's internal structure. The scientists found that in the central region of the mountain range, Earth's ...