The ground beneath northern South America holds memories far older than any city or road. Locked inside ancient volcanic ...

The Altiplano is home to the world's highest capital city (Bolivia's La Paz). The average elevation of the plateau is 12,500 ...

Phys.org reports that an excavation at the Holzman archaeological site in central Alaska’s Tanana Valley has uncovered ivory ...

The Altiplano Desert, also known as the Andean Plateau, stretches across the heart of South America, spanning parts of Bolivia, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. This high-altitude desert, sitting at ...

In Chile’s Valparaíso region, researchers say a proposed large-scale open-pit copper mine threatens a recently recorded Andean cat population and its habitat. The Vizcachitas project, owned by Los ...

Maledictions is Netflix's new three-part Argentinian thriller that has everyone talking. The show mixes politics, family drama, and betrayal into a story that feels quietly explosive. And while the ...

Recently, the Andes Central School District (ACSD) in Lake Andes has been attacked, maligned and falsely accused of egregious conduct on social media and in the news. These accusations, attacks and ...

The Central Andean Plateau (CAP), as defined by elevations in excess of 3 km, extends over 1800 km along the active South American Cordilleran margin making it the second largest active orogenic ...

In 2022, we told you about a study reporting evidence that an ancient Peruvian people called the Wari laced the beer served at their feasts with hallucinogens—particularly a substance derived from the ...

In new audio storytelling project, CU Boulder scholar Doris Loayza works to preserve the traditional tales and lore of the Peruvian highlands In the highlands of Peru, Andean cultures have thrived for ...