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Andes: Under a Kilometer of Volcanic Rock, Scientists Discover a 22 Million-Year-Old Pompeii

The large mountain ranges seem immutable, carved over periods that go beyond imagination. Measuring the speed at which they rise remains a challenge, however, for lack of fairly old landmarks. In the Andes, a landscape fossilized under a rain of ashes offers an unexpected clock.
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The large mountain ranges seem immutable, carved over periods that go beyond imagination. Measuring the speed at which they rise remains a challenge, however, for lack of fairly old landmarks. In the Andes, a landscape fossilized under a rain of ashes offers an unexpected clock.

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Science-et-vie.com broke the news on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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