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I hiked a mountain in the Andes to celebrate my 40th birthday. The hallucinations and violent vomiting that followed had not been part of the plan.
To celebrate her 40th birthday she wanted to hike the ninth highest mountain in the Bolivian Andes.…
Elizabeth Lavis
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A survival expert reacts to 'Society of the Snow' and the true story of how 16 people survived the Andes plane crash
The 'Society of the Snow' is a true story. A survival expert explains how 16 people survived for 72…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Llama poop sparked 57% more plant growth in a part of the Andes that was barren and ravaged by climate change
Scientists found that raising llamas in a barren part of the Andes helped fertilize soil, following…
Maiya Focht
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Psychedelic beer served at intimate dinner parties helped an ancient empire in the Andes rule for centuries, study finds
According to a new archaeological study, leaders of the Wari empire that ruled Peru added hallucino…
Joshua Zitser
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Researchers discovered 20 new species of frogs, butterflies, snakes and more during an expedition in the Bolivian Andes
The expedition Bolivia's Zongo Valley was part of a Conservation International program to assess th…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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New species are more likely to emerge in extreme environment ‘coldspots’ rather than ‘hotspots’ like the Amazon rainforest
The Amazon rainforest is one of the most biodiverse ‘hotspots’ of the world. Yet, it may not be the…
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Archaeologists found a 1,000-year-old shaman's pouch in the Andes. It contained multiple hallucinogenic drugs, including cocaine.
"This is important because it suggests that this shaman had knowledge not just of how to use a sing…
Aylin Woodward
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Researchers have found signs of ritual violence on skeletons from an ancient civilization in the Andes
Ritual violence did include human sacrifice in later eras, so researchers wrote the the ritual viol…
Kevin Loria
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Escape The Heat Wave And Go Skiing In Chile's Andes Mountains
There are over 2,500 acres of skiable terrain at Valle Nevado, and if you opt for the multi-resort …
Jennifer Polland
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We retired abroad to Cuenca, Ecuador, once the US got too expensive. We still love the expat hot spot 14 years later.
After the Great Recession, we retired early to a walkable city in one of the cheapest countries to …
Edd Staton,Cynthia Staton
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At 26, I set off on a yearlong adventure to South America. It's been 6 years, and I have no plans to leave.
In Ecuador, Sinead Mulhern rents a one-bedroom apartment with a terrace for $320 a month and her mo…
Sinead Mulhern
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The secret to a Netflix movie's success? Don't promote it.
You probably had no idea movies like "Damsel" and "Lift" were coming to Netflix. But they topped Ne…
Jason Guerrasio
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A world-record vegan athlete shares her high-protein green smoothie for better energy and recovery
A world champion vegan athlete has a green smoothie every day. Ingredients like ginger, spinach, an…
Gabby Landsverk
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The true story behind Netflix's cannibal movie 'Society of the Snow,' and Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
"Society of the Snow" revolves around the survivors of a plane crash in 1972 as they are forced to …
Eammon Jacobs
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Exercising even once a week is better than not: Expert
Worried about not being able to work out daily? Exercising even once a week is better than no physi…
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Researchers reconstruct the face of a teenage mummy believed to have been sacrificed in an Inca ritual more than 500 years ago
Since her discovery in 1995 atop the Ampato volcano, she has been granted nicknames, including The …
Erin Snodgrass
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We used to think rocks helped scrub carbon from the atmosphere, but they might be a big source of emissions instead!
The previously held notion was that after precipitation, the rainwater — being a weak acid — would …
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I moved to Ecuador because the US was too expensive. I'd love to move back to Montana and be near my grandkids but I can't afford it.
Lonita Jensen, a retired nurse, said she moved to Cuenca, Ecuador, because she couldn't afford to …
Kelsey Vlamis
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Scientists built a 3-ton camera with a 5-foot-wide lens to discover hazardous asteroids that NASA can't see
A Menlo Park, California, lab built this camera to learn about dark energy and dark matter, flag ha…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Julian Sands had spoken about the dangers of mountain climbing six months before he went missing on a hike: Variety
In the interview with Radio Times, the actor admitted he has "been confronted with human remains" w…