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UNCOVERED: Andes | History Defined

Birdwatch: Climbing to 4,400 metres to spot a rare rufous-bellied seedsnipe

Our writer travels to the eastern Andes in search of one of Ecuador’s most elusive birds

The Guardian - UK

Pre-Inca culture acquired Amazonian parrots from hundreds of miles away to use their feathers to decorate the dead, new analysis reveals

Centuries before the Inca emerged, Amazonian parrots were carried alive across the Andes and raised in captivity on Peru's coast for their vibrant feathers.

LiveScience

Ancient 'alien-like' skulls have been found on every continent but Antarctica. Anthropologists are starting to figure out why.

Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why.

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Half the oxygen, no running water: Inside the world’s highest town where 50,000 people still live

La Rinconada is a unique gold mining village high in the eastern Andes, on the edge of human endurance. It is acknowledged as the world's highest permanent community at an elevation of almost 5,000 meters above sea level. Here, almost 50,000 individuals lack access to basic amenities including sewage systems,…

The Times of India

An ancient forest is the last stand for a tiny hummingbird facing extinction

On the slopes of the Pichincha volcano, 45 kilometers (27 miles) northwest of Quito, conservationists are now racing to restore this cloud-shrouded forest

The Independent UK

Andean artist Antonio Paucar wins Artes Mundi prize in Wales

Artist and beekeeper who highlights eco crisis plans to spend £40,000 award on building cultural centre in Peru

The Guardian - UK

Centuries-old 'trophy head' from Peru reveals individual survived to adulthood despite disabling birth defect

A researcher has documented a cleft lip in an ancient mummified head from the Andes, a condition that may have been seen as a "blessing" rather than a disability.

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Stark Took an EV Dirt Bike Higher Than Any Motorcycle Before

Swiss mountaineer, Jiri Zak, took an EV Stark Varg to the Andes and made a New Guinness World Altitude record that saw him and the motorcycle hit 22,000 feet.

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Ecuador's Otavalo Indigenous people use anime to inspire pride in their ancient culture and language

In the Ecuadorian Andes, young Otavalo Indigenous people are using anime to inspire pride in their culture and language

The Independent UK

From the Alps to the Andes: How climate change in mountain regions is putting billions at risk

Scientists warn accelerating climate change in mountain regions is increasing the risk of "devastating" floods and hazardous events.

Euronews

This mountainside is covered in thousands of mysterious ancient holes. Scientists now believe they know why

Early aerial photographs first highlighted the scale of Peru’s Monte Sierpe monument. Almost a century later, scientists have worked out what it might have been used for

The Independent UK

From the Andes to the Amazon: a six-week riverboat adventure to Belém, Brazil’s gateway to the river

Visiting the city hosting the Cop30 conference brings with it questions about farming, tourism and sustainability

The Guardian - UK

Scientists may finally have an explanation for the centuries-old 5,200 mystery holes in the Peruvian Andes

Drone footage and on-the-ground excavations high in the Andes are revealing what the Chincha Kingdom and Inca Empire may have used these holes for centuries ago.

LiveScience

A centuries-old grid of holes in the Andes may have been a ‘spreadsheet’ for accounting and exchange

In 1931, geologist Robert Shippee and US Navy Lieutenant George R. Johnson led one of the first aerial photography expeditions in South America. They captured stunning photographs of landscapes across the Andes, including some peculiar “pockmarks” in the Pisco Valley of southern Peru.

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High in Peru’s Andes, villagers carry out centuries-old work of collecting salt, in photos

When Uriel plans his work schedule late in summer near his village in the Peruvian mountains, his first decision is usually which friend’s salt pond he will work that day. In keeping with “ayni,” an ancient Quechua word that means mutual aid, villagers take turns helping each other collect their…

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Milky Way dazzles over Vera Rubin Observatory | Space photo of the day for Oct. 24, 2025

Perched high in Chile's Andes, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory sees a breathtaking view of the Milky Way's southern arc.

The Guardian - UK

Can Colombia embrace clean energy without damaging the Amazon?

At the foot of the Andes, a Canadian firm has plans for one of the country’s biggest copper mines, but many say the carbon-rich forests and clean rivers are too high a price to pay

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Mystery creature found in 'forbidden cloud forest' of Peru is new species of marsupial

The newly described mouse opossum was discovered at a surprisingly high altitude in the Andes.

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Lessons from the Incas: how llamas, terraces and trees could help the Andes survive climate change

Many tropical glaciers in the Andes are expected to disappear in the next few decades. Their meltwater sustains millions of people, feeding crops in the dry season, supplying Peru’s capital Lima and other big cities, and even boosting the Amazon river. As glaciers vanish, floods and droughts are becoming more…

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‘This wasn’t obvious’: the potato evolved from a tomato ancestor, researchers find

Hybridisation event took place about 9 million years ago, helping to ‘spark the emergence of a new organ’

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Archaeologists Make A Discovery Related To Ancient Peruvian Civilization, Researchers Are Stunned

Researchers in Peru unearth remnants of ancient civilization who resisted the Inca Empire for centuries - get a closer look at their groundbreaking discovery.

Fortune

How a mountaintop Chilean winery is harnessing the earth’s energy to disrupt the global wine market

In Chile's Millahue Valley, VIK Winery is turning to a singular swath of forest high in the Andes to age its latest introduction.

Space

Snow covers the SOAR Telescope in Chile | Space photo of the day for July 14, 2025

An unexpected dusting high in the Andes mountains caused some concern.

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I Traveled To The Peruvian Andes, Take A Look At What I Saw There (27 Pics)

I spent the whole month in the Andes, Peru, and it was a real trip, in the true sense of the word - quite long, difficult and demanding on many levels.

The Independent UK

Scientists discover 3,500-year-old lost city in Peru that rivalled Ancient Egypt

Ancient city likely served as trading hub connecting South American coast to Andes

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