In the spectacular multicolored mountains of the lower Andes, el agua es vida — water is life. During Carnaval, women poured ...

For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

This often overlooked South American destination is packed with out-of-this-world nature, fascinating historical sites, and ...

These mammals have lived in domesticated herds in the Andes Mountains highlands since ... sharing habitat with llamas, mountain lions, and spectacled bears. However, European dwellers rediscovered ...

The llama represents the Inca’s sturdy beast ... a girl, sacrificed in the Andes Mountains.) “The ceremonial offerings made to the lake were both symbolic and political acts intended to ...

A large group of llamas walks calmly along a rugged mountain road in the Peruvian Andes. Surrounded by dramatic rocky landscapes and cloudy skies, this scene reflects the pastoral life and natural ...

a relative of the llama and alpaca, roams the high-altitude plateaus of the Andes. Revered for its incredibly soft wool, Vicuñas have adapted to the harsh mountain environment with their lightweight ...

Located roughly 300 miles north of Lima in Río Abiseo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Gran Pajatén complex ...

In a valley in the Andes, a fluorescent creature was discovered as a new species. Ojanguren-Affilastro AA, Alfaro FM, Iuri HA ...

a pre-Columbian settlement in the remote reaches of the Andes Mountains. Located roughly 300 miles north of Lima in Río Abiseo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Gran Pajatén ...

Ojanguren-Affilastro AA, Alfaro FM, Iuri HA, Camousseigt-Montolivo B, Pizarro-Araya J (2025) Zoosystematics and Evolution In the Maule Valley of the southern Andes Mountains, a river cuts through ...