Researchers from Boston College have recently proven that glaciers in the Andes have shrunk to beyond prehistoric levels, ...

an inactive stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Ecuadorian Andes. When measured from sea level, Chimborazo is about 8,500 feet shorter than Everest at 20,548 feet (6,263 meters).

Renowned as one of the driest places on the planet outside of the polar regions, this desert owes its extreme dryness to its ...

Taking the train to Machu Picchu is one of the most efficient ways to reach the ancient Incan site if you prefer not to ...

Mount Chimborazo, an inactive stratovolcano in the Ecuadorian Andes, has challenged Mount Everest for the title of the ...

This city serves as Colombia's main Pacific port, responsible for gifting the rest of the world with the majority of its ...

In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes mountains, leaving only 16 survivors. To stay alive in the brutally cold conditions, they resorted to cannibalism and were eventually ...

The solution will provide detailed 3D subsurface imaging of the Brecha Principal and Agua Amarga resource areas at the ...

This ‘cryosphere’ includes the great polar ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica, sea and lake ice, permafrost, mountain glaciers and semi-permanent ... retreating Qolqepunku Glacier in the Peruvian ...

Nothing stirs the senses quite like a mountain vacation getaway where the ... offers over 30 tennis programs for all ages and levels of play. The resort overlooks Saint Lucia’s Piton World ...