The Latest Breaking News from 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’

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.

Running tourism blends sightseeing with exercise, offering a new appreciation of a destination

Researchers say study may help global efforts in controlling disease that still destroys crops today

Chicken feet sculptures, seven-metre murals and a radical reworking of a forgotten hymn: the Peruvian artist’s new show finds inventive ways into her Quechuan heritage