From camel trekking and sandboarding to geodesic domes and yoga retreats, these striking desert destinations offer something ...

Llamas, ponchos, Machu Picchu and Paddington Bear, Peru is often encapsulated into cliches. But step beyond and you’ll ...

A Peruvian desert is proving to be invaluable when it comes to marine fossils given its ability to keep them intact for ...

Peru's Ocucaje desert is rich in fossils, such as four-legged dwarf whales, dolphins, sharks and other species from the Miocene period -- between 5 and 23 million years ago -- that were previously ...

The Nazca Lines are enormous geoglyphs located in the Peruvian desert southeast of Lima. Massive, white strips that depict pictures and geometric designs, the lines were long ago carved into the ...

As a plane soars over the high desert of southern Peru, the dull pale sameness of the rocks and sand organize and change form. Distinct white lines gradually evolve from tan and rust-red.

in the Pisco Basin of Peru. Many of today’s deserts were once, in fact, thriving marine environments, and many have played large roles in reshaping our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems ...

This is the challenge faced by hotels built within Latin America ’s vast desert landscapes. Defined by their extreme aridity and minimal rainfall, deserts are often seen as harsh and inhospitable.

The findings mark the culmination of a six-month field survey by the university, which researches these massive figures in the Peruvian desert. So far, 430 pieces of geoglyphs drawn about 2,000 ...