South America
Machu Picchu Reopens Following Weeks of Civil Unrest
Authorities, protesters and businesses came to an agreement to ensure the site's safety
Peru Closes Machu Picchu Amid Anti-Government Protests
More than 50 people have died as demonstrations escalate and police crack down on dissent
Helicopters Evacuate Travelers Stranded at Machu Picchu
Hundreds of tourists found themselves trapped at the site as protests spread through Peru
You Can Now Preview the Upcoming Latino Museum
New exhibition "¡Presente!" aims to show how Latinos shaped American history
The Daring Rescue Mission That Freed 15 Hostages Held in the Colombian Jungle for Years
A new exhibition at the International Spy Museum revisits Operación Jaque, a covert 2008 plot led by the Colombian military
Can the World's Oldest Mummies Survive Climate Change and Other Threats in the Coming Decades?
Up to 7,000 years old, the mummified remains are treasured by local residents
Paleontologists Find Biggest Pterosaur Species Ever Unearthed in South America
The ancient fossils with wingspans the size of school buses are estimated to be 86 million years old
A New Statue of Jesus Is the World's Tallest—for Now
"Christ the Protector" is taller than Rio de Janeiro's most famous monument
Carnival Makes a Triumphant Return to Rio de Janeiro
Covid canceled the 2021 festival. Now, the Brazilian city is reclaiming its streets
Researchers Find Potential Evidence of Oldest-Known Mummification
Newly discovered photographs help researchers to re-analyze 8,000-year-old remains from burials in Portugal
A Killer Fungus Is Annihilating Invasive 'Crazy Ants' in the United States
Entomologists are hopeful the pathogen could slow the insects' spread through the country
New Study Finds Migrants Brought Maize to the Maya
DNA analysis of skeletal remains in Belize helps piece together how corn cultivation came to thrive in Central America
Have We Been Calling Machu Picchu by the Wrong Name?
Historical records suggest the Inca called the 15th-century citadel Huayna Picchu, before an American explorer who "discovered" the site in 1911 renamed it
Mining Lithium for Electric Vehicle Batteries May Threaten Flamingos, a Study Finds
A lake in Chile has seen decreases in two flamingo populations over the last 11 years, which researchers link to lithium mining
Eight Mummified Children Found in Peru May Have Been Sacrificed in an Ancient Funeral Ritual
The remains were discovered in the tomb of an elite member of a pre-Inca city buried 1,200 years ago
Bat Falcon Is Spotted for the First Time in the United States
Why the bird ventured so far north is a mystery, but the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service says the raptor's range seems to be expanding
Why Did 16th-Century Andean Villagers String Together the Bones of Their Ancestors?
Researchers suggest the practice was a response to Spanish conquistadors' desecration of the remains
DNA Preserved in Lice Glue Reveals South American Mummies' Secrets
Remarkable samples from an ancient culture offer scientists a promising new way to study the past
New Species of Ankylosaur Unearthed in Chile Had a Flat, Weapon-Like Tail
About 80 percent of the skeleton was found intact and the specimen may reveal an early evolutionary split in the species
Archaeologists Unearth 800-Year-Old Mummy in Peru
Scholars are studying the remains in hopes of learning more about the Indigenous peoples who lived in the region prior to the rise of the Inca Empire