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Venezuelan cargo plane found in Ecuador Andes
" 2008-08-31 19:54:02 - QUITO (AP) - Authorities located a downed Venezuelan cargo plane on Sunday after it went missing in the snowcapped Andes five minutes before it was due to land in central Ecuador, civil aviation officials said. The Boeing 737-200, operated by...
How to grow a mountain (just add water)
Here's an odd discovery: mountains that experience heavy rainfall actually grow because of it, scientists say. My first guess was that it was due to a build-up of plant life and compacting soil over millions of...
created by Rob Peters | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
970 views | 15 recommendations | 15 comments
970 views | 15 recommendations | 15 comments
Necklace is 'oldest in Americas'
A necklace that is the oldest known gold object made in the Americas has been found near Lake Titicaca in southern Peru. I wonder if you can still wear it..."Radiocarbon dating puts its origin at about 4,000 years... Trekking from Lodge to Lodge to the Macchu Picchu
Ready to hit the trails, looking for adventure, ancient civilizations with Macchu Picchu as the crown jewel, Mountain Lodges of Peru offers all that via hiking trails such as the Salkantay Trek with the reassuring thought that your maybe not so young or trained bodies find...Out of Africa? The Future of the Dakar Rally
"The Amazonian rainforest and the Andes mountains could replace the African desert as South America vies to stage the Dakar Rally. Argentina, Brazil and Chile are looking into the possibility of hosting the...
created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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409 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Morales says elites resent Indian power
Nominated for the Nobel Prize for his efforts in a peaceful transition of power to the majority Aboriginal population, Evo Morales points out that bias against the Indigenous is still alive and well despite claims... Traveling Blind: Famous blind climber leads teens in Andes trek
"Climbing Blind" is more than a metaphor when renowned blind athlete Erik Weihenmayer leads 23 blind and sighted high school students through the Peruvian Andes. The challenging "Leading the Way" travel...
created by ennasnosrap | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
1095 views | 24 recommendations | 7 comments
1095 views | 24 recommendations | 7 comments
100-foot deep Andes lake disappears
A 100-feet-deep lake in the Bernardo O'Higgins National Park completely disappeared sometime between March and May. The water may have drained through cracks in the bottom of the lake, but there have been no earthquakes lately that could have caused them."A five-acre glacial... Disappearing Lake in Chile's Southern Andes
"Apparently, when a five acre glacier lake in Chile's southern Andes was visited in late May it was discovered that is had disappeared. "Say what?" You might ask, but there is no joke. Evidence the lake was ever... Bolivian Fight Club: From Ritual to Tourist Spectacle -AP
Here is a fascinating photo essay about how a Bolivian mountain town's annual tradition of settling grievances and honoring their goddess is decaying into a tourist-friendly spectacle, leaving both locals and visitors feeling unfulfilled."The locals come down from the...Motivation through Hardship
"Motivation through Hardship Sometimes, the best lessons and the strongest motivations come from our hardest experiences in life. My friend Quinn Simons and I met in college in Colorado, became fast friends, and...Pre-Columbian ruin discovered in Peru
"Muscutt said the ruin, located in the cloud-forested eastern slope of the Andes, is believed to belong to the ancient Chachapoya, a civilization that flourished in the upper Amazon between the ninth and 15th centuries. Muscutt made the announcement this month during the...Bolivia's Morales faces biggest test
"Political leaders in wealthy regions, long alienated from his Andes power base, are pushing for more autonomy. By Patrick J. McDonnell, Times Staff Writer December 25, 2006 LA PAZ, BOLIVIA — Not yet a year in office, President Evo Morales can boast of some major...S. American leaders dream of integration
Presidents and envoys of 12 nations wrapped up a two-day summit of the South American Community of Nations on Saturday, hosted by Bolivian President Evo Morales in Cochabamba, a city tucked between the Andes and...Wine pioneers settle in Argentina's Pampas (Reuters)
" BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - Most people associate Argentine wine with the snow-capped Andes. But far from the mountains, in the country's soy and cattle-farming heartland, wine pioneers are putting down roots. The South American country, famed for the Malbec grown...NowPublic on Facebook
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