Andes
Example Sentences
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Papua is home to the "last remaining tropical ice" between the Andes and Himalayas.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
By examining the magnetic characteristics of volcanic rocks in Colombia's Northern Andes, researchers found evidence that the main phases of collision took place earlier than previously believed, before about 10 million years ago.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Found only in Ecuador's Andes Mountains, its spiny armour helps protect it from eagle-eyed predators that can see through its disguise.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
"This new research highlights how the Andes are useful for understanding human evolutionary adaptation to other selective environmental pressures like diet."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
Much as historians of early Eurasia focus on the Tigris-Euphrates, Nile, Indus, and Huang He Valleys, historians of the Americas focus on Mesoamerica and the Andes.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
