In February, an international team of climbers and scientists summitted the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere: Aconcagua in Argentina. After weeks of climbing and camping in extreme, rocky ...

Mountains have always held a special allure - whether it’s their towering peaks, breathtaking landscapes, or the serenity ...

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

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

The Andes Mountains stretch across seven South American countries, giving trekkers a taste of diverse terrains and cultures ...

Two thousand years before the Inca Empire extended its dominion over the Andes, a much less known yet culturally influential ...

A “ZOMBIE” volcano could be coming back to life after lying dormant for hundreds of thousands of years. Ominous rumblings ...

LIMA, Peru — Twenty two years ago, an avalanche buried American climber Bill Stampfl as he made his way up one of the highest peaks in the Andes mountains. His family knew there was little hope ...