At least 25 die in Peruvian Andes after bus plummets off cliff
The bus skidded off a highway in Peru's Andean Ayacucho region at dawn, overturning and plummeting down a slope of about 200 meters.
Wed Jul 17 2024
Chile heads to the polls with 'two models of the nation' at stake
Chileans head to the polls on Sunday to vote in the Andean nation's most divisive presidential election in decades.
Sun Dec 19 2021
Chuno, the Andean secret to making potatoes last decades
Chuno is kept in a dry place until it is ready to eat, when it is soaked for a few hours and then boiled for five minutes.
Sun Jul 25 2021
Brazil, Argentina hit coronavirus records as Latin America exceeds four million cases
Brazil and Argentina registered daily records for confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, pushing the total number of cases in Latin America past 4 million.
Thu Jul 23 2020
Boeing airliner catches fire in Peru, no serious injuries reported
A Boeing jet operated by Peruvian Airlines caught fire while landing at an airport near the Andean town of Jauja in central Peru after it swerved on the runway, but there were no serious injuries.
Wed Mar 29 2017
Peru to build new natural gas pipeline
Peru plans to award a concession in the third-quarter to build and operate a natural-gas pipeline that the government says is key to improving energy security in the Andean country.
Fri Feb 15 2013
Chile volcano alert raised
Chile issued a top-level red alert Sunday for its Copahue volcano, in the south on the Andean border with Argentina, as it rumbled to register a greater potential threat.
Sun Dec 23 2012