"It's a diet food and a diabetic food," said yacon expert Michael Hermann, leader of the Andean roots and tubers project at the Lima-based International Potato Center. Yacon -- the root of a tall ...

Until recently, the Andean bear—the only species of bear in South America, easily recognized by the light-colored markings that frame its face like glasses—was thought to be almost mute ...

The big, beautiful Andean flamingo is one of three flamingo species native to the Andes. A relatively long-lived bird, this flamingo can travel vast distances — from 200 to more than 700 miles in a ...