Earth's crust once formed a dense "root" supporting Colombia's northern Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains, but new research suggests this prop sank into the mantle millions of years ago. When you ...

Nestled in the Colombian mountains just north of Cali, this tiny home glamping retreat offers breathtaking views, cozy living ...

Colombia is one of the world’s most geographically diverse nations, home to towering Andes peaks, expansive Amazon rainforest ...

A new bird to science was recently discovered on an unexplored mountain range in northern Columbia by a team supported by the BP Conservation Programme. It was named "Yariguies Brush-Finch," with the ...

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA – In 2004, scientist Diego Alarcón ventured into the Colombian mountains to study bird species in a place most scientists wouldn’t dare go: territory controlled by FARC rebels. His ...

Lepanthes nasariana, A newly discovered Andean orchid, is already losing its cloud-forest habitat as warming pushes it toward ...

BEAVER CREEK ­— There’s good reason Colombian cyclists have long been nicknamed Los Escarabajos, or “The Beetles.” The moniker was earned back in the ’50s, when Colombian cyclists came onto the ...

AT THE bottom of a muddy basin surrounded by verdant mountains, Dora Alicia Hernández combs through black sludge and rock in the faint hope of finding an emerald valuable enough to lift her out of ...

This week, we take a long drive along the mountain roads, high planes, tropical coastlines and large urban centers of Colombia. NPR News contributor Betto Arcos is in control of the car's ...