The Latest Breaking News from Andes

The newly described mouse opossum was discovered at a surprisingly high altitude in the Andes.

Many tropical glaciers in the Andes are expected to disappear in the next few decades. Their meltwater sustains millions of people, feeding crops in the dry season, supplying Peru’s capital Lima and other big cities, and even boosting the Amazon river. As glaciers vanish, floods and droughts are becoming more…

Hybridisation event took place about 9 million years ago, helping to ‘spark the emergence of a new organ’

Researchers in Peru unearth remnants of ancient civilization who resisted the Inca Empire for centuries - get a closer look at their groundbreaking discovery.

In Chile's Millahue Valley, VIK Winery is turning to a singular swath of forest high in the Andes to age its latest introduction.

An unexpected dusting high in the Andes mountains caused some concern.

I spent the whole month in the Andes, Peru, and it was a real trip, in the true sense of the word - quite long, difficult and demanding on many levels.

Ancient city likely served as trading hub connecting South American coast to Andes

This ancient city in modern-day Bolivia is almost 13,000 feet above sea level. Only a small portion of the ruins have been excavated.

The Tiwanaku society thrived around the highest navigable lake in the world – before their mysterious disappearance

In Cusco, Peru, the Inti Raymi festival was reenacted by hundreds in elaborate robes, celebrating the ancient sun festival with offerings and staged rituals.