In the mid-19th century, a microscopic invader swept across Ireland, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. The potato ...

The two candidates vying for Ecuador’s presidency in a second-round run-off never campaigned in Cochapamba. Their faces are ...

Three years ago, while exploring the Mojanda mountain range in Ecuador, a team of researchers from a local NGO and a ...

Coca leaves are still used in indigenous medicine and religious ceremonies. Andean people have chewed coca for thousands of years to stave off hunger and as a remedy for ailments from altitude ...

The ancestors of the Andean indigenous people are believed to have originated in Asia and migrated to South America about 20,000 years ago. This explains their genetic similarities with the ...

Chile’s biggest carnival is kicking off at full speed today. As many as 150,000 people have traveled to the northern Chilean ...

Andean populations created these characteristic ... holding a coca leaf container in his right hand The Spaniards often mocked indigenous people for their belief in the power of coca.

There’s a soulful power to the sounds drifting across the Andean highlands, where steep mountains and deep valleys have shaped centuries of musical heritage.

"This film is reflective of the way indigenous people in the Andes were colonized and Christianized: Segundo’s struggle to understand gender roles and sexuality highlights the imposition of ...