The longest river in Chile, the Loa, is in fact found in the Atacama Desert in the far north of ... 1988. The Cenozoic saline deposit of the Chilean Andes between 18°00 and 27°00 south latitude.

In Chile’s high Andes, ... through which the chilly Lluta River flows on its way from the high Andes to the ... a broad plateau ringed by red-and-brown mountains nearly 15,000 feet above sea ...

Luckiest of all were those who bucked the drifts to Portillo, 9,300 feet high and right in the ribs of the Andes. This year for the first time all the rooms in the Government’s $540,000 Portillo ...

In Santiago, Chile, the Andes mountains tower over the metropolitan city, and birds fly overhead on their journey from the sea. Ximena Nahmias via Unsplash Looking out the window of a skyscraper ...

The infamously inhospitable route from Chile's Atacama Desert to Bolivia's otherworldly Uyuni salt flats has been upgraded. New lodges and guiding alternatives are reimagining this well-trodden ...

Explore the stunning landscapes of Chile from above, and immerse yourself in their captivating splendor with this breathtaking drone footage. Fly over the dramatic peaks of the Andes, the vibrant ...

The Andes are often described as a reptile-like backbone that cut over 5,000 miles through seven South American countries — Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

In 2022, researchers collected caterpillars off a plant in the arid highlands of the Andes Mountains of Chile, then patiently waited to see what they became. Two months later, adult moths, mostly ...

Both are among the most prominent mountains in the central Andes of Chile. It took the team about 10 days to summit Tupungato, at more than 21,000 feet, and five days to descend.

After a grueling journey up into the rarefied air of the Andes mountains, ... The LAN Chile Douglas DC-3 twin-propeller aircraft was reported missing on April 3, 1961, ...