Environmental concern centres upon the proximity of the Pascua Lama facility to three Andean glaciers straddling the Argentine-Chilean border. These glaciers are hugely important water sources for ...

The fossilised remains of Chile’s first complete ichthyosaur have been unearthed from a melting glacier deep in the Patagonia area of the South American country. In an expedition led by The University ...

The glacier-carved coast of Chile is such a place. Here the Earth's energy seems almost palpable. Tectonic plates are spreading and then diving under this fringe of the continent, lifting the ...

Over the past two decades, satellite-based planetary observations have recorded rapid mass loss of Patagonian glaciers, contributing approximately 0.07 mm per year to global sea-level rise. A study ...

Glaciers in Chile, Argentina and Alaska are melting at the fastest rate, according to a report compiled by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and presented this week at the UN climate c ...

A Chilean gaucho rides above Lago General Carrera, near Puerto Río Tranquilo. Three hours south of Chaitén lies Queulat National Park, famous for its jagged rock walls, hanging glacier ...

For some days, we had been sailing Chilean waters south of the South American mainland. They consist of many islands, many ...

Most travelers say that the actual hiking is less challenging than combating Chile's heavy gusts of winds ... Balmaceda & Serrano Glaciers Boat Tour and traditional lunch. (64 reviews) ...