BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — South American engineers are trying to tackle one of the continent's greatest natural challenges: the towering Andes mountain chain that creates a costly physical ...

High in the cloud forests of South America lives a rare and mysterious creature - the spectacled bear. In this video, we explore how this unique species survives in the rugged Andes, what sets it ...

Paleostress modeling shows how a region of the Andean Plateau was uplifted and formed beginning more than 20 million years ago.

University of Gothenburg. (2009, January 11). Andes' Formation Was A 'Species Pump' For South America. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2009 / 01 ...

The exposed cracked floors of parts of Lake Titicaca, South America's largest body of fresh water and the highest navigable lake in the world nestled amid the Andes mountains, are an alarming ...

Nestled in the heart of South America, the southern Chilean Andes offer travelers a remarkable journey through pristine landscapes and cultural treasures. The Cruce Andino , or Andean Crossing, serves ...

The geologic faults responsible for the rise of the eastern Andes mountains in Colombia became active 25 million years ago—18 million years before the previously ... As mountain ranges rise, ...

TIHUANACU, Bolivia, Nov 25 (Reuters) - High in the mountains of the Bolivian Andes, farmer Alberto Quispe has one thing on his mind: rain. In the rural area of Tihuanacu, around 100 kilometers (62 ...

The Andes Mountains travel the western side of South America Unlike many other mountain ranges of their altitude the Andes do support human life on their high ...