Climbing, she says, allows for an “exploration of your body, of your limits, of the possibilities that you have.” She’s working to ensure people with disabilities have the chance to experience it.

This story appears in the February 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... or Tower Island, in Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands. Photograph by TUI DE ROY, MINDEN PICTURES During a courtship ...

But the thick coat of fur covering these large primates protects them from the sun, rain, and insect bites of their native habitats in the forests and cloud forests of Peru, Columbia, Ecuador ...

World’s longest anaconda: The first image that comes to mind when hearing the name anaconda is that of a giant species of ...

A team of researchers exploring the Amazon made a stunning discovery. They found a new species of giant anaconda in Ecuador’s dense rainforest.

Peruvian fisherman Maximo Napa was lost at sea for 95 days after his boat drifted 1,094 km off course due to a storm.

When the U.S. trade representative asked for examples of unfair trade, agriculture interests had plenty, but also politely ...

Some trees don’t just survive lightning – they thrive on it. Scientists studying Panama’s tropical forests have discovered that Dipteryx oleifera trees often benefit from lightning strikes that ...

Top-tier ships, such as Metropolitan Touring, National Geographic Endeavour II and National ... which are offered by companies like Nature Galápagos & Ecuador and Andando Tours, commonly cost ...

Abhishek Dadlani pivoted from being a banker to founding a boutique luxury travel company, as he wanted to follow his passion ...

As wanderlust drives us toward increasingly off-the-beaten-path destinations, the number of passengers traveling on ...