by Lucas Dominguez Vargas | May 26, 2023 | Notes
Since May 3rd, 2023, the project “Testigos de Hielo” (ice cores taken from glaciers of the mountain range) is taking place on the esplanade of the Cultural Park of Valparaíso. This initiative was awarded through the fund Ciencia Pública of the Ministry of Science,...
by Richards Zamorano Ormeño | Jun 1, 2020 | Science
Glaciers are powerful agents of erosion, which have profoundly altered the earth’s surface for thousands of years, however the mechanisms that govern glacial erosion (wear caused by the movement of ice on the earth’s surface) have not been fully...
by Lucas Dominguez Vargas | Apr 30, 2020 | Notes
The glaciers of Ecuador are located in the mountain ranges of volcanic origin and are restricted to the highest peaks. The glaciers (Antisana, Cotopaxi, Chimborazo, Cayambe, Los Ilinizas (north and south), El Altar and Carihuairazo) are limited to two mountain ranges:...
by Equipo Glaciar | Apr 20, 2020 | Notes
Glaciers are one of the most sublime expressions of nature. The Chilean writer Francisco Coloane describes the landscapes of the ice kingdom as fascinating places, of immeasurable greatness, solitude and surrealism. And also of dangers, by the way. In addition to...
by Alfredo Soto Ortega | Mar 30, 2020 | Science
Despite the impressive and imposing appearance of Patagonian Glaciers today, we must clarify that they are only small segments of the last glaciation. Still, despite their decline, they are of remarkable importance, occupying ten percent of the emerging lands and...