Up until the time of the Spanish conquest in the 16th century, Inca communities in the Andean highlands used a peculiar form ...

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 ...

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

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

Llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos in South America are being hailed as heroes of the high plateaus for their resilience ...

In a valley in the Andes, a fluorescent creature was discovered as a new species. Ojanguren-Affilastro AA, Alfaro FM, Iuri HA, Camousseigt-Montolivo B, Pizarro-Araya J (2025) Zoosystematics and ...

There are low patches of cloud hanging over the horn-shaped Cuernos del Paine as we make our way through Torres del Paine ...

Llamas are calm and sure-footed, which makes them the perfect trekking companions in mountains. They can carry up to 25% of their body weight, which is generally around 50 pounds. This way ...

The remains, along with those of 260 young llamas, were found near the coastal ... the Amazon region located on the other side of the Andes mountains, the report said. The exploration was financed ...

Donna can rattle off educational facts and figures about llamas: They're from the Andes Mountains in South America. They eat hay and forage on grass. A llama can be as cheap as $500 or as expensive as ...

Even the name means nothing more intriguing than “Old Mountain” in Quechua ... The location was strategic, she said, as it links the Andes with the Amazon jungle; Machu Picchu was likely ...

It supports hardy crops like quinoa and tubers and is used for grazing llamas and alpacas. Climate change is significantly impacting the Andes, one of the world's most ecologically vital mountain ...