The clandestine vehicle has been in space for almost a year on its latest mysterious mission.
An enormous tree in the Chilean Andes is a contender for the oldest living tree on Earth at 5,400 years old.
A new type of flying reptile from the age of the dinosaurs has been unearthed in the Andes mountains.
The world-famous Incan citadel, which sits high atop the Andes in Peru, is now thought to be decades older.
The existence of algae high up in the Andes Mountains hints at the possibility of life on distant, icy worlds.
Found in the Ecuadorian Andes, the unique species is able to perfectly blend in with almost anything.