Outside of a handful of valleys in Antarctica, the Atacama is the driest place on Earth. The inhospitable landscape of sand, bare rock, and salt flats is so extreme and otherworldly that it’s used as ...

Get ready for an adrenaline-packed journey through the world of extreme transport operations. Watch as expert drivers ...

"The Peruvian Andes are not prepared for wildfires," warns ... This makes the Arequipa region a "cold desert," with temperatures ranging from 4 to 18°C. The vegetation consists mainly of highly ...

Tren a las Nubes runs along the high Andes desert of Argentina. In the lesser-visited northwestern corner of Argentina, where ...

Water harvesting from foggy air provided up to 5 liters of water a day in a yearlong Chilean desert experiment.

AS night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile, four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn hea­vens.

On Dec. 24, 2024, AES Andes, a subsidiary of the US electricity company AES Corporation, submitted for environmental impact assessment the project of a huge industrial complex (Inna).

The Inca transformed agriculture in the Andes, using dramatic terraces like ... The Inca Empire encompassed mountains, forests, desert, and coastal plains. In order to move armies and people ...