The Latest Breaking News from Andes

Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why.

La Rinconada is a unique gold mining village high in the eastern Andes, on the edge of human endurance. It is acknowledged as the world's highest permanent community at an elevation of almost 5,000 meters above sea level. Here, almost 50,000 individuals lack access to basic amenities including sewage systems,…

In the Ecuadorian Andes, young Otavalo Indigenous people are using anime to inspire pride in their culture and language

Scientists warn accelerating climate change in mountain regions is increasing the risk of "devastating" floods and hazardous events.

Early aerial photographs first highlighted the scale of Peru’s Monte Sierpe monument. Almost a century later, scientists have worked out what it might have been used for

Visiting the city hosting the Cop30 conference brings with it questions about farming, tourism and sustainability

Drone footage and on-the-ground excavations high in the Andes are revealing what the Chincha Kingdom and Inca Empire may have used these holes for centuries ago.

In 1931, geologist Robert Shippee and US Navy Lieutenant George R. Johnson led one of the first aerial photography expeditions in South America. They captured stunning photographs of landscapes across the Andes, including some peculiar “pockmarks” in the Pisco Valley of southern Peru.

When Uriel plans his work schedule late in summer near his village in the Peruvian mountains, his first decision is usually which friend’s salt pond he will work that day. In keeping with “ayni,” an ancient Quechua word that means mutual aid, villagers take turns helping each other collect their…