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

That includes ancient Egypt, as well as ancient Greek, Vedic, Maya, Inca, and Aztec cultures. The Urarina people who live in ...

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

Climate change isn’t just a future threat for the Andes mountain region, but a present reality that is already occurring, found the study, published in the Communications Earth & Environment ...

Join the Next Meridian Expedition! Nick & Mathilde are road-tripping the world in their Land Rover Defender, exploring new cultures, making friends, and sharing incredible adventures. Follow along and ...

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

Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The mighty Incan empire wasn’t the first society to spread across the Andes Mountains—2,000 years earlier, there were the ...

This beautiful winery in Argentina is over 90 years old and has been serving award-winning wines for four generations. Here's ...

4️⃣ ‘Zombie volcano’: When Uturuncu — a lofty peak in Bolivia’s Andes Mountains — started stirring after hundreds of thousands of years, scientists wondered if an eruption was imminent.

Can a volcano rise from the dead? Uturuncu, a lofty peak in the Central Andes mountain range, is what’s known as a “zombie volcano.” It hasn’t erupted for more than 250,000 years ...

The city, which is surrounded by the towering Andes mountains and the shimmering Pacific, has all the hustle and bustle you would expect of a Latin American metropolis. Santiago is overshadowed by ...

Colombia and Ecuador do. The high-altitude Andes Mountain range, with a year-round temperate climate, provides ideal growing conditions. The Andean Trade Preference Act of 1991 set off a South ...