Can one of the world's grandest mountain ranges also hold the memories of a country, including wrenching brutality and loss? Acclaimed Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán takes on the world’s longest ...

By Aimee Gabay Researchers are raising concerns about the creation of a large-scale open-pit copper-molybdenum mine in Chile’s Valparaíso region, which they say will destroy the habitat of the ...

Perched high in Chile's Andes, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory sees a breathtaking view of the Milky Way's southern arc.

Chile authorities on Wednesday were scouring an arid mountainous region of the country in a search for British astronomer Thomas Marsh who disappeared more than 10 days ago from an observatory in ...

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck in Argentina Tuesday northeast of Aconcagua, data from the United States Geological Survey ...

In the sweltering summer heat we've been enduring in the northern hemisphere, it may be hard to imagine donning heavy ski gear and hitting the slopes. Yet that's exactly what serious skiers and ...

In this International Year of Sustainable Mountain Development, we call for transdisciplinary research by Chilean scientists and for concerted action among all stakeholders to address the complex ...

The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is rugged, barren, and isolated — the driest place in the world. At more than 4,500 meters above sea level, roads are nonexistent and water is scarce. The few ...

Chile wasn’t a country I had given much thought to before visiting. To be fair, I didn’t know much about it beyond its famously long and skinny shape and the fact that it shares Patagonia with ...

For adventure seekers, the ultimate luxury these days is access to biodiversity, natural wonders, and high-end, safari-style ...