Andes
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Papua is home to the "last remaining tropical ice" between the Andes and Himalayas.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Taken together, the evidence indicates that the strongest crustal shortening and collision-related deformation in the Northern Andes had mostly ended before the late Miocene.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
The findings could help scientists improve models of how the Andes formed and better understand how interactions between tectonic plates influenced the geological development of the Americas.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
The outbreak, which infected 13 people and killed three, involved the Andes virus, a rare hantavirus strain.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
After Wari and Tiwanaku collapsed, at the end of the first millennium, the Andes split into sociopolitical fragments and with one major exception remained that way for more than three centuries.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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