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

There has been a huge push to plant native trees across the Andes in recent years. And it’s been a success. This is episode 23 of Stories of Resistance, in honor of Earth Day.

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 ...

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 ...

It's June 2024, and Cooper is high up on one of the world's most daunting mountains, Peru's Huascarán. He and his group count their blessings when the sun comes up the next morning. So far ...

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.