Andes mountains
Coverage of Andes mountains in the Nexus archive.
- Body of missing Virginia teacher found over a month after vanishing on hiking trip to Peru — as family searches for answers
The body of a Virginia teacher who went missing in the Andes mountains over a month ago has been found, according to the family's announcement. The teacher vanished during a hiking trip to Peru, and the family is seeking answers.
- American hiker Ian Treger vanishes while visiting Peru as family pleads for help
American hiker Ian Treger vanished while hiking the historic Andes mountains in Peru and hasn't been heard from in over a month. His family is pleading for help with the search through the rugged terrain.
- ‘What you see here is a wetland without water’: how the datacentre boom is exacerbating Chile’s mega-drought
Chile's push to become Latin America's technology hub is intensifying a mega-drought, with datacentres linked to the drying of the Quilicura wetland. Local activist Rodrigo Vallejos and environmental group Resistencia Socioambiental de Quilicura highlight the ecological impact.
- Argentina approves Milei’s glacier mining bill amid environmental protests
Argentina's congress approved a bill promoted by libertarian president Javier Milei to authorize mining in ecologically sensitive Andean glacier and permafrost areas, sparking environmental protests. The amendment, previously passed by the senate, facilitates extraction of metals like copper, lithium, and silver in frozen regions of the Andes.