The Canadian miner’s reinvention as a critical-metals player—via its massive copper mine in Chile’s Andean foothills— could ...

The rediscovery of Alsodes vittatus in Chile highlights its conservation status and evolutionary history, emphasizing the ...

They are harlequin frogs of a rare Atelopus species, still unnamed and known only in a thin wedge of the Andean foothills and adjacent Amazonian lowlands. The female appears freshly painted—a ...

The species, named for its distinct “eyebrows” and throat color, was found 215 miles away from its closest known location in Argentina.

Arabica - the Andean foothills and Medellin plains of Colombia produce some of the best-quality, full-bodied and mellow Arabica beans in the world. Costa Rican Arabica beans, meanwhile ...

Andean condors are massive birds, among the largest in the world that are able to fly. Because they are so heavy (up to 33 pounds), even their enormous 10-foot wingspan needs some help to keep ...

Small girls walk alone along the avenida selling roses, their silhouettes frail against the backdrop of looming, verdant Andean foothills. There, some 9,300 feet above sea level, colonial houses ...

The big, beautiful Andean flamingo is one of three flamingo species native to the Andes. A relatively long-lived bird, this flamingo can travel vast distances — from 200 to more than 700 miles in a ...

DESCRIPTION: The Andean flamingo is both the most rare and tallest of all six species of flamingo. It has a traditional pink coloration throughout its body, with a pale yellow face and black tail ...

There are two new adorable baby bears at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) in Washington, D.C. Brienne, a 3-year-old Andean bear, gave birth to the rare ...