Cotopaxi, one of the highest volcanoes in the world and sacred to Andean people, rises into the sky at an elevation of 19,347 feet. Situated in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador, along the "Avenue of ...

Discover Ecuador's diverse landscapes with this stunning drone footage, capturing the lush Amazon rainforest, towering Andes mountains, and the unique wildlife of the Galápagos Islands. Fly over ...

E L  C O R A Z O N, Ecuador, Oct. 31 -- We were about out of food and stormclouds glowered overhead. The four of us — two men and two women — had sloshed through ankle-deep mud for hours ...

The Andes Mountains stretch about ... long. The mountain range spans seven countries — Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, ... The mysterious sacred 'pyramid' hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest.

The new Río Negro-Sopladora National Park comprises more than 30,000 hectares of almost-intact alpine plateaus and forests in Ecuador’s Andes and will protect an estimated 546 species of plants ...

Even 16,500 feet in the air, perched on the steep slope of a volcano in Ecuador, French glaciologist Bernard Francou moves gracefully. Hopping among ice blocks and jagged rock debris, he stops ...

Stuck to the leaves of the stream-side plants are frogs that blend in with the green foliage. Now, these frogs have been identified as two new species , and the findings were published Aug. 20 in ...

The Andes mountains span over 4,300 miles along South America's western edge, traversing seven countries from Venezuela to Chile. Famous for its towering peaks like Aconcagua and ancient ruins such as ...