Debbie Goodson is shown in Peru. Goodson began the Andes Education Fund, a nonprofit organization that works to improve the lives of people living in the remote Andes region of Peru. Debbie Goodson, a ...
For just the fourth time ever, researchers on an expedition in the Andes Mountains have recorded the Andean condor - the world's largest flying bird - nesting in Peru. The team spent about six hours a ...
(CNN) — Five hundred years ago, a teenage girl who was part of the Inca culture was sacrificed and buried near the summit of Ampato, a dormant volcano in the Andes Mountains. Since the discovery of ...
developing solutions to today’s environmental challenges. On the windswept slopes of the Andes mountains, rugged forests grow. These exceptionally hardy trees and shrubs, known as Polylepis, have ...
CUSCO, Peru (AP) — 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 ...
In 2005, archaeologists discovered a 600- to 1,000-year-old tomb filled with painted wooden masks and headdresses decorated with parrot feathers. These elaborate decorations created “false heads” that ...
LIMA, Peru — A bus traveling from Lima to Peru’s Amazon region overturned on a highway in the Andes Mountains, leaving at least 18 people dead and 48 injured, authorities said Friday. The ...
Hidden high in the Andes Mountains, Machu Picchu is one of those places that feels almost unreal. Surrounded by lush green ...
The species is given Endangered status in Peru and faces threats including infrastructure collisions, illegal use in folklore events, and wildlife trafficking, researchers said. Photo by David ...