After a six-hour hike up Chile’s Villarrica Volcano, Harriet Coombs was handed an ice axe and told she had to slide down on a ...

SANTIAGO, Chile -- A volcano in southern Chile has erupted, prompting officials to evacuate thousands of people in the surrounding area. The Villarica volcano erupted Tuesday around 3 a.m. local time ...

SANTIAGO, Chile -- An erupting Chilean volcano sent a towering plume of ash across South America on Monday, forcing thousands from their homes, grounding airline flights in southern Argentina and ...

A 78-year-old German tourist was rescued after his car got stuck near Chile's Olca volcano. Authorities said poor road conditions from a recent storm led to the man's stranding; he was given first aid ...

Residents captured incredible videos and photos as they made their way to safety out of the reach of the Villarrica volcano in Chile. The 9,000-foot volcano erupted Monday night after a month of ...

Melting glaciers have become a cause of concern for environmentalists worldwide. Another consequence of this phenomenon has now emerged from Chile, which is associated with the relationship between ...

Authorities Friday lifted a red alert for the area surrounding a southern Chile volcano, whose brief but fiery eruption forced the evacuation of thousands of people amid a shower of fire and ash ...

Any place with snow-capped volcanoes and emerald-green forests is sure to catch my attention, and Pucón, Chile, was no exception. I’d heard friends rave about Pucón and insist that I go, and finally, ...

The Calbuco volcano erupted Wednesday for the first time in more than 42 years and it was caught on tape. The volcano is shown billowing a huge ash cloud over a sparsely populated, mountainous area in ...