SHOCKING: 7 - What They Never Told You

Lagoon dries up as drought grips Peru's southern Andes

The small Cconchaccota lagoon has been the axis of life in Vilma Huamaní's community high in Peru's southern Andes

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022

In South America's Andes, farmers pray for rain to end drought

High in the mountains of the Bolivian Andes, farmer Alberto Quispe has one thing on his mind: rain.

Reuters · Nov 25, 2022

Andes plane crash survivors have ‘no regrets’ over resorting to cannibalism

‘It was hard to put in your mouth. But we got used to it,’ one survivor recalls

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022

Argentina and Chile mountain border reopens after heavy snowfall

The main mountain border pass between Chile and Argentina reopened this week after a heavy snowfall in the Andes forced it to shutter for about two weeks, stranding thousands of trucks.

Reuters · Jul 22, 2022

Chilean cowboys gather for blessing at national shrine

With the snow-covered Andes shining in the background, several dozen cowboys in woolen ponchos and families on wooden horse carts decked in Chilean and Vatican flags lined up to receive a priest’s blessing in front of the National Sanctuary of Maipú

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2022

'We beg God for water': Chilean lake turns to desert, sounding climate change alarm

The Penuelas reservoir in central Chile was until twenty years ago the main source of water for the city of Valparaiso, holding enough water for 38,000 Olympic-size swimming pools. Water for only two pools now remains.

Reuters · Jun 13, 2022

Archaeologists discover passageways in 3,000-year-old Peruvian temple

A team of archaeologists has discovered a network of passageways under a more than 3,000-year-old temple in the Peruvian Andes.

Reuters · May 30, 2022

Weaving is helping strengthen ancestral knowledge among women and children in Ingapirca, Ecuador

In the remote Andean community of El Cisne in Ingapirca, Ecuador, one of the first things you’ll notice is children’s laughter. In a courtyard, women gather with their children to trace ancestral knowledge and memories — and they do this using wool.

The Conversation · May 3, 2022

Landslide in Peruvian Andes buries 15 homes after heavy rain

Authorities in Peru say more than 15 homes in a remote town in the Andes were buried after a hillside collapsed following heavy rains

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022

Peruvian community blocks road used by MMG copper mine, source says

A community in the Peruvian Andes has blocked a key transport road used by MMG's Las Bambas copper mine, a source close to the Chinese company said on Wednesday, in what is at least the third blockade to affect the firm this year.

Reuters · Mar 2, 2022