"In these kinds of situations it's not how you survive but why you survive," Roberto Canessa tells PEOPLE of surviving the 1972 Andes flight disaster Just a few days after their plane crashed into ...

There has been a huge push to plant native trees across the Andes in recent years. And it’s been a success. This is episode ...

The Andes mountain range, located in South America, is a geological marvel that has existed for roughly 50 million years. Formed by the collision of the South American and Pacific tectonic plates ...

“There’s a hypothesis, people question it, test it, present data. But over time, the evidence is really weighted in favor of the Andes, because the DNA doesn’t lie. The genetics show ...

This myth acknowledges the great importance that coca leaves had, and continue to have, in the culture and history of the people of the Andes. Despite gaining notoriety in modern times for being ...

Mangino, who has died on the eve of his 72nd birthday, was a survivor of what became known as both “the tragedy of the Andes” and “the miracle of the Andes”, when a plane carrying members of a ...

Around 40,000 Inca nobles ruled an empire of 12 million conquered people throughout the Andes mountain range in South America. The Incas diverted rivers and used sophisticated irrigation systems ...

The Andes were selected due to its size and geographical position ... It is vital for scientists to work with people that are studying the physics of glaciers and they need to work with coastal ...