By Ruth Kamnitzer High in the Andes, Polylepis trees, with their stunted gnarled trunks and twisted limbs, cling to steep mountain slopes, boulder fields and sheltered ravines. Growing at altitudes of ...

Although being able to predict the date on which the next big earthquake will occur is still some way off becoming a reality, it is now possible to identify the areas where they will occur.

The Andes were formed by tectonic activity whereby Earth is uplifted as one plate (oceanic crust) subducts under another plate (continental crust). To get such a high mountain chain in a subduction ...

The survivors of an 1972 Andes plane crash have recalled the extreme measures they had to take in order to stay alive including resorting to cannibalism. Sixteen people survived when a team amateur ...

DANDY ANDES: The Andes Hotel (above) has become a chic destination that offers entertainment and local produce, not unlike what you can find at a local farmstand. Julie Lewis My most vivid memories of ...