SINCE GROWING UP in the flatlands of southern Minnesota, I’ve gravitated to mountains. Now I live in the Colombian Andes, where clouds envelop my house. On vacation, I prefer a snow-capped peak to a ...

Rising from Colombia’s Guainía jungle, the Mavecure Hills are ancient granite monoliths steeped in Indigenous myths and spiritual meaning. For the Piaroa, Curripaco, and Yekuana peoples, they are ...