High up in the mountains, in a rocky world left behind by melting glaciers, life finds an unlikely jumpstart—thanks to poop.

Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence of humans smoking psychedelic drugs in the Peruvian Andes. Around 2,000 years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes, a lesser-known society known ...

Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was that rare type of comet that arrived with fanfare and lived up to the hype, serving up naked-eye views ...

The high-altitude regions of Bolivia, particularly near Lake Titicaca, offer a traditional setting to see alpacas in their ...

The dark brown alpaca lives with others at the Lodge Farm Alpacas family farm in Hambleton but went missing yesterday. In an ...

Santiago is overshadowed by the Andes mountains (Picture: Lucia Botfield ... The final stop on my transformational Chilean ...

For anyone looking for an easy, enjoyable outing in the Catskills, the new East Branch Nature Preserve in Arkville offers an eye-opening look at the history and ecology of the Catskill/Delaware ...

Image of a Vicuna with a mountain view back ground. Image by Dabit100 / David Torres Costales Riobamba, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 ...

However, the evidence so far is limited. Maca originates in the Andes mountains. It is a common ingredient in Peruvian cooking that gives dishes an earthy flavor. Among Indigenous communities ...

It’s the longest drivable road on Earth, stretching from the cold of Alaska to the southern tip of Argentina. There’s one break in the road—an untamed jungle called the Darién Gap between ...

Senior operations manager Edwin Colque Calisaya died in an accident at the Yanacancha area of the open-pit mine in the Andes Mountains north of Lima, Antamina said, without giving details.

Mountain-top meditation retreats are an ideal escape for those looking for some peace in nature's grandeur. These retreats are usually located in remote areas, surrounded by breathtaking views ...