While scaling Argentina’s portion of the Andes and ascending the world’s tallest active volcano, a team of researchers stumbled upon something extraordinary just past the peak: the nearly ...

A fragile ecosystem in the Andean volcanic belt Pichu Pichu is located in the central volcanic zone of the Andes. UMH researchers collected soil samples at approximately 3,700 meters above sea ...

Chile boasts many great travel options, and one of the best for skiers happens to be situated on an actual volcano complete ...

Sisters recover backpack of mountain-conquering father Guillermo Vieiro, who died in 1985 while descending Argentina's Tupungato volcanic peak, one of the highest peaks in the Americas.

Perched sky-high in the Andes at the foot of the snow-capped Pichincha volcano, Quito is—quite literally—breathtaking. Thanks to one of the largest and best-preserved colonial cores in Latin ...

The Andes run for over 7,000km. Other mountains (usually those that stand on their own) are created by ancient volcanoes. Ben Nevis in Scotland was once a very large active volcano. It last ...