The Andes is Earth's longest above-water mountain range. It spans 8900 kilometers along South America's western periphery, is up to 700 kilometers wide, and in some places, climb nearly seven ...

The Andes mountain range is home to some of the most stunning trekking experiences in the world. Spanning across seven ...

Andean orchids – not so ancient. The Andes are the world's most species rich biological diversity hotspot, containing an astounding 15% of the world's plant species, despite making up only 1% of ...

The Andes is Earth’s longest above-water mountain range. It spans 8900 kilometres along South America’s western periphery, is up to 700 kilometres wide, and in some places, climb nearly seven ...

Andes mountains lose nearly half their ice in just 40 years. Researchers say the ice has receded by 48 per cent - and by 81 per cent below 5,000 metres ...

On the windswept slopes of the Andes mountains, rugged forests grow. These exceptionally hardy trees and shrubs, known as Polylepis, have twisted branches that look like something out of a fairy tale.

By Kristine Sabillo Peruvian scientists have identified three new-to-science frog species in the Andes, highlighting the ...

Sept, 8, 2013: Uruguayan man Raul Fernando Gomez Circunegui, 58, poses outside the shelter where he was found after disappearing four months ago in the remote Andes Mountains of San Juan Province.

But my night at Rio Sagrado, a hidden hotel on the Urubamba River in the Sacred Valley that's built to resemble an Andean village, definitely was. Part of it was the element of surprise. Our car ...

In the Andes Mountains of Peru, the air is gaspingly thin, the climate harsh. Now archaeologists have evidence that humans lived there full-time at least 7,000 years ago, making themselves at home ...