The páramo covers slopes above 10,000 feet in elevation all over the Andes Mountains, and acts like a giant sponge absorbing ...

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The girl was only 13 years old when she was sacrificed to the gods but had been frozen in time for hundreds of years when a group of researchers found her.

If you're planning a trip to places like the Andes, the Himalayas, or even the Rocky Mountains, knowing how to prevent altitude sickness can make all the difference. One of the most effective ways ...

Located in Tanzania, Africa’s tallest mountain sits on the Kenyan border in East Africa, some 200 miles south of the Equator.

The rapid melting of glaciers due to climate change is endangering freshwater supplies, energy production and vulnerable ...

Weiss, traveling to the top to capture a sunrise image of the park, situated his camera and tripod on a small ledge with ...

At 5 100 meters above sea level, the air around Bolivia's Huayna Potosí glacier is thin, brittle with altitude. The wind moves over the ice in long, deliberate strokes, shaping a landscape caught ...