In the middle of a cliff face in Northern Peru, lie the ancient dwelling of the dead. Ian Griffith gives us his perspective on what he saw during his visit to the region. Here’s a blend of my perspective and the author’s thoughts on the...

A general view of a dried lake in Magallanes, south of Santiago. Do you think the ground can open up and swallow a full lake? Well that is what scientists are speculating happened in a remote region of the Andes in Patagonia, Chile. The...

Kelly Perkins, a 45-year-old Californian is a climber with another’s heart beating in her chest. She has added a dangerous free climb in the Andes to a string of mountaineering feats. She is the first person to climb the Matterhorn, Mount...

Venezuela’s offers lush rainforests, cascading waterfalls, rich grasslands, glacier lakes, highland moors, the Andes mountain chain and a vast Caribbean coastline. Fifteen kilometers from Venezuela’s highest point situated at the foot...

The bus passenger death toll is always on a high in Andes. In Ecuador, a passenger bus tumbled 1,000 feet off a jungle mountain killing 17 passengers and injuring 16 others. Colombia reported 513 deaths and 2,782 injuries in 2004 from...

Corn was also cultivated 4,000 years ago, about a thousand years earlier than previously believed. An ancient culture in southern Peru has revealed this, as it is found to have cultivated corn. Excavating a site in the Andean highland town of...