Tag: Andes

Saturday, June 28th 2025 - 10:28 UTC
Discovery of Tiwanaku Civilization temple in Bolivia announced

Researchers led by Bolivian archaeologist José Capriles (Penn State University) discovered the Palaspata temple, a ceremonial complex linked to the Tiwanaku civilization, in Ocotavi, Oruro, Bolivia, approximately 215 km south of the main Tiwanaku site near Lake Titicaca, it was announced this week.
Wednesday, January 24th 2024 - 17:00 UTC
“Society of the Snow”, a film based on the epic tragedy of the Andes, wins Oscar nominations

The critically acclaimed film “Society of the Snow,” directed by J. A. Bayona, has achieved significant recognition with an Oscar nomination for Best International Film, along with a nod for Best Makeup and Hairstyling.
Monday, January 24th 2022 - 20:33 UTC
Trucks blocking trans-Andean traffic now add up to 3,000

The conflict involving lorries trying to cross from Argentina into Chile through the Cristo Redentor-Libertadores pass has now escalated to the point of involving some 3,000 trucks stranded in the middle of the Andes, allegedly due to ultra meticulous sanitary requirements on the Chilean part.
Friday, October 22nd 2021 - 08:58 UTC
Andean countries take steps to bolster tourism and integration

Authorities of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru Thursday announced things would be simplified for the temporary entry of private vehicles belonging to nationals of these countries, grouped under the so-called Andean Community (CAN).
Tuesday, December 4th 2018 - 18:41 UTC
Japanese mountaineer aged 86 ready to take on Aconcagua again

Yuichiro Miura, an 86 year old mountain climber from Japan, Monday promised to ‘hang on to the last’ in a bid to climb Argentina’s Mount Aconcagua in January.
Monday, June 26th 2017 - 21:22 UTC
'Alive' survivor Coche Inciarte writes his memoirs

José Luis “Coche” Inciarte, one of the 16 survivors from the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash into the Andes mountains on Friday, October 13, 1972, has published his memoirs, in which he focuses on that life-changing event.
Tuesday, May 28th 2013 - 06:00 UTC
Fearing Andes volcano eruption, Chile and Argentina order mandatory evacuation

Chilean and Argentine authorities declared a red alert and ordered the mandatory evacuation of a 25-km radius around the active Copahue volcano, which straddles the border between the two Andean nations.
Wednesday, October 17th 2012 - 17:00 UTC
Argentina/Chile working on tunnel under the Andes linking the Atlantic and Pacific

By 2022 if all works out as planned the Aconcagua Bi-Oceanic corridor should link the Atlantic with the Pacific coast of South America facilitating trade and business opportunities.
Wednesday, August 1st 2012 - 22:28 UTC
Brazilian tourists swamp Chilean winter resorts; 30% more in first half of 2012

Chile’s Under Secretary for Tourism Jacqueline Plass reported that the arrival of Brazilian tourists had soared 30% in the first half of the year, attracted mostly to the ski centres along the Andes Mountains and to Patagonia.
Wednesday, November 30th 2011 - 00:11 UTC
Ecuadorean volcano spews red-hot rock and ash; populations abandon risk area

Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano (‘throat of fire’ in indigenous Quechua language) spewed red-hot rock and ash Tuesday as officials upgraded their eruption warning level to orange and some at-risk communities began evacuations.