This is the perfect route to discover the magic of Mexico’s Baja peninsula, from its pristine beaches to charming historic ...

They tick me off more than anything,” Jon Merryman said about illegally dumped tires. He has a goal of cleaning up trash in ...

Zion National Park, with its soaring sandstone cliffs and emerald pools, lies just 30 miles to the northwest. The psychedelic hoodoos of Bryce Canyon National Park are an hour’s drive away. The North ...

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Surprisingly, Criollo was also found to have first been domesticated in South America (present-day Ecuador), not in Central America as previously thought. But how did cacao get from the Amazon ...

Before the arrival of Columbus, the Americas were home to diverse and sophisticated civilizations that shaped the continent’s history and culture. This video provides a detailed map-based summary of ...

That genetic traces of the original population disappear completely is unusual, especially in South America,” said geneticist ...

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Trees species like red cedar, today found much farther south in places like Vancouver Island, dotted the landscape. Fragments of DNA from horseshoe crabs, which today thrive in the warm Gulf ...

This massive South American walkway is your ticket to absolutely incredible beaches, amazing food options, and fun ...

domes, vaults, and pillars—a natural architectural marvel still used as a gathering place by local Muslims. This list was adapted from National Geographic's book Sacred Places of a Lifetime.