What began as a typical training day Sunday for climbers practicing a rescue course along Peru's Vallunaraju Mountain turned ...

On a mountain ridge in Peru, a 1-foot-long creature with a venomous bite sat in the afternoon sun. Its “distinct” yellow-ringed eyes scanned its surroundings, but it wasn’t the only one looking around ...

A doorway cut with great precision into the face of a rocky mountain in Peru may be one of the world's greatest mysteries. Measuring 23 feet tall and 22ft wide, Aramu Muru has puzzled ...

Photo from Edgar Lehr via Lehr, Lundberg, Cusi, Sites Jr., Torres and Aguilar-Puntriano (2025) On a mountain ridge in Peru, a 1-foot-long creature with a venomous bite sat in the afternoon sun.

BBC Earth Explore spoke with bus driver Glorioso who drives an incredibly treacherous route across the rough terrain of the Peruvian Andes.

You can't ride all the way to Machu Picchu but this trek through the Sacred Valley of the Incas puts you close. Here's what ...