Among the displays are ceramic figures, scale models and paintings that narrate indigenous traditions in the Andes cordillera, from the first settlements dating back 15,000 years to the birth of the Tiwanaku state and the rise of the Incan empire.
—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
20 Sep. 2019
Away to the west, mountains rode the horizons, granite faced, severe, not the Andes yet, but the cordillera of the pre-Andes.
—
Stanley Stewart,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Aug. 2019
For the second time in a week, someone has died visiting a waterfall in the North Carolina mountains, searchers say.
—
Mark Price
Updated July 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
Tennessee is filled with mountain towns that promise scenic views, Southern charm, and plenty of outdoor adventure, but not all of them require you to elbow through crowds on the main strip.
Influencers and brand accounts can afford to adapt to the higher standards, investing in ring lights and phone mounts, while the rest of us wrestle with our iPhone camera apps.
—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
9 July 2025
The handlebar sports a SP Connect smartphone mount and integrated Supernova headlight that – along with the tail-light – comes on automatically when darkness starts to fall.
Facial moles like cacti in the sierra, front-tooth gaps like keyhole nebulae.
—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
14 Nov. 2022
Web cams pointed at Yosemite Valley’s famous granite features, including Half Dome and El Capitan, showed the high sierra landscape completely smoked out, with terrible visibility, on Thursday afternoon.
What’s more, China is deploying surface-to-surface missiles of sufficient range and number to destroy American bases in Guam, the Philippines, and Japan.
—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
Ultium Cells Spring Hill began production in April 2024 producing only nickel cobalt manganese aluminum batteries, which has allowed GM to produce vehicles capable of exceeding 300 miles of range on a charge.
During the last five years, the stock increased on the day following earnings in 78% of occurrences, registering a median positive return of 1.5% and a peak one-day gain of 3.6%.
—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
That peak came after Target's sales rose more than $15 billion in the fiscal year following the start of the Covid pandemic, but its annual revenue has stagnated for the past four years.
Despite the loss, Hovland did get to see someone get over that hump up close and personal on the 18th green on Sunday as Spaun collected the first major of his career.
—
Troy Finnegan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
What's the difference between a hump, cushion, table or a dozen other speed deterrents?
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