The Atacama desert typically receives less than 15mm of rain every year. But the area had more than 12mm of rain during ...

A cougar cub was captured in a posh Santiago neighborhood near the foothills of the Andes mountains, National Zoo officials said, the latest in a rash of recent wild cat sightings in the Chilean ...

There's nothing better than being in the mountains. The air is fresh and cool. The scenery is like the Lord of the Rings movies. What could be better?

A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out ...

Heledd Kendrick is preparing for a record-breaking voyage, hoping to be part of a team that crosses one of the most dangerous ...

Nestled in the Peruvian Andes near Cusco, Rainbow Mountain—locally known as Vinicunca—displays natural mineral striations ...

Though not every Latin American country is a Spanish-speaking country, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’ve compiled a ...

Chile’s Tierra Atacama lodge has reopened with a renewed focus on Atacameño culture and excursions to geysers, salt pans, and ...

Heledd Kendrick is preparing for a record-breaking voyage, hoping to be part of a team that crosses one of the most dangerous mountain ranges in ...

Benjamin Cremaschi seized the tournament's scoring lead with his double, powering the U.S. to a place in the final eight in Chile ...

Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have inhabited the territory now included in the Oxapampa-Asháninka-Yánesha Biosphere Reserve (BIOAY) in central Peru. The Yánesha people, also known as ...

Lima, Peru, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Andes have revealed a new wonder that looks as if it were woven by the Earth itself. Rising more than 4,700 meters above sea level, Pallay ...