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Andes
The Andes is a vast mountain system forming a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. It is roughly 7000 km (4400 mi) long, 500 km (300 mi) wide in some parts (widest between 18° to 20° S latitude), and of an average height of about 4000 m (13,000 ft). The connection of this system with that of the Rocky Mountains, which has been pointed out by many writers, has received much support from the discovery of the extensive eruptions of granite during Tertiary times, extending from the southern extremity of South America to Alaska. The Andean range is composed of two great principal chains with a deep intermediate depression, in which, and at the sides of the great chains, arise other chains of minor importance, the chief of which is that called the Cordillera de la Costa of Chile. This starts from the southern extremity of the continent and runs in a northerly direction, parallel with the coast, being broken up at its beginning into a number of islands and afterwards forming the western boundary of the great central valley of Chile. To the north this coastal chain continues in small ridges or isolated hills along the Pacific Ocean as far as Venezuela, always leaving the same valley more or less visible to the west of the western great chain. Andes ResourcesAndes.org An ancient burial in the Andes Inca Adventures South Central Andes The Andes Andes of Bolivia Biketreks High Andes Expedition Habitats of the Andes Mountains Machu Picchu The Andes Pureambient.com ambient places On Foot in the Andes Andes Mountains |
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The Inca Civilization - The period around 1200 AD saw the rise of the Aztec culture in Mexico. This is also the period when the Inca civilization in Latin America began to expand its territory. Minera Andes - Minera Andes is one of the early mining exploration companies to see the mineral potential of Argentina. |
How the Andes were built - The South American plate moved westward, pushed by the expansion of the Atlantic Ocean at the mid-ocean ridges, where magma from the earth's interior wells to the surface, creating new ocean floor... |
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