Volcanic eruptions aren't just dramatic — they can be dangerous and far-reaching. Ash can ground planes, contaminate water, ...

Classic sweet and tangy cream cheese mints are elevated with a delightful surprise: a chocolatey Andes mint. These candies ...

Dani Arnold, Alexander Huber, and Simon Gietl have opened a difficult, route in the Peruvian Andes that just may be the most ...

Fewer than six individuals of the new rare species have been found over the last 16 years despite targeted efforts to ...

An image captured by NASA’s Terra satellite is giving us a new and stunning look at how a rare snowfall cloaked the Atacama ...

A bus traveling from Lima to Peru’s Amazon region has overturned on a highway in the Andes Mountains, leaving at least 18 ...

The Uturuncu volcano in Bolivia, believed to be extinct for 250,000 years, shows internal signs of activity that surprise ...

“Each of us finally consumed our piece when we could bear to.” Surrounded by death following a 1972 Andes plane crash, the four men made the decision to live. “Each of us came to our own decision in ...

DANDY ANDES: The Andes Hotel has become a chic destination that offers entertainment and local produce, not unlike what you can find at a local farmstand (above). (Julie Lewis)SECOND THOUGHTS: Broo… ...

They made the sacrifice for others.” Unidentified survivors who were found two months after the Uruguayan plane crashed into the Andes mountains in Chile are seen, Dec. 1972.

With peeling barstools, cheap beers and a well-worn pool table, America’s dive bars are the great equalizers. And one cozy Catskills spot just earned national recognition for getting it exactly right.