"Society of the Snow" is earning raves for its a ccurate depiction of the terrifying 1972 plane crash in the Andes mountains that involved a Uruguayan rugby team. The new Netflix drama, directed by ...

The clouds parted over the west coast of southern South American in early April, 2011 allowing an unobstructed view of the Andes Mountains. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) ...

Showtime's Yellowjackets is loosely based on a devastating plane crash. In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed in the Andes mountains, leaving only 16 survivors. To stay alive in the brutally ...

The Andes were formed by tectonic activity whereby Earth is uplifted as one plate (oceanic crust) subducts under another plate (continental crust). To get such a high mountain chain in a subduction ...

It is one of the most amazing stories you can possibly imagine. In 1972, 16 men survived 72 days in harsh conditions after a plane carrying a rugby team from Uruguay crashed in the Andes mountains, ...

How did this giant marine reptile end up high in the Andes Mountains? In 1977, a farmer was plowing his field on a plateau high in the Andes mountains when he stumbled upon a giant fossilized skeleton ...

Mountain biking is one of the better ways to explore the outdoors. It's faster than hiking, so you can cover much more ground and see more incredible sights. A group of three mountain biking pros ...

Argentine authorities have rescued a 58-year-old Uruguayan man who had been lost in the Andes mountains since May. Raul Gomez Cincunegui was spotted at the Sardina mountain shelter on Sunday, at an ...

Nestled in the Peruvian Andes near Cusco, Rainbow Mountain—locally known as Vinicunca—displays natural mineral striations ...