Reese Erlich reports on the rise in vicuna poaching in the high plains of the Peruvian Andes. The animal's hair is used to make some of the finest and most expensive wool garments in the world, and ...

For just the fourth time ever, researchers on an expedition in the Andes Mountains have recorded the Andean condor - the world's largest flying bird - nesting in Peru. The team spent about six hours a ...

Explore the heart of the Sacred Valley with breathtaking drone footage over Calca, a serene town nestled between the towering ...

Using optical and thermal sensors, the Matrice 4D Series could capture high-resolution terrain maps, temperature variations, and meltwater flow patterns around the lagoon, glaciers, and surrounding ...

When Uriel plans his work schedule late in summer near his village in the Peruvian mountains, his first decision is usually ...

CCONCHACCOTA, Peru — From her home under the baking sun of Peru’s southern Andes, Vilma Huamaní can see the small Cconchaccota lagoon, the axis of her community’s life. It has been a source of trout, ...

A peasant walks among her alpaca herd in Lagunillas in the Peruvian department of Puno on December 2, 2022 - Copyright AFP Gints Ivuskans A peasant walks among her ...

In September 2018, a wildfire burned nearly two thousand hectares of shrubland on the Pichu Pichu volcano, an ecologically significant area in the Peruvian Andes. Unlike Mediterranean ecosystems, ...

With an elevation of over 6,000m and treacherous routes to the summit, Mt. Artesonraju in the Peruvian Andes rarely sees ascents. The tragic deaths this month of an experienced climbing party show why ...

High in the Andes, a Peruvian farmer challenges a European energy giant as a German court nears a landmark climate ruling. A German court is set to rule Wednesday - tomorrow - on a groundbreaking ...

The government of Peru has declared Marcapata Ccollana a new agrobiodiversity zone in the Andean highlands. The reserve is home to an Indigenous community that preserves Incan farming techniques and ...