Andes
Example Sentences
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The 1858 oil painting presents a panoramic view of the Ecuadorian Andes encompassing the snow-capped volcanic peak at the top, blue glaciated ice below, and towering palm trees lower still.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
He said the new findings provide unusually strong evidence that natural selection acted on this gene in the Andes after potato cultivation began.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
They are native to the high alpine areas of the Andes Mountains in South America.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
From the Andes to Central America, new leaders are taking power with populist mandates centered on free-market economic policies and iron-fisted security strategies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Along the spine of the Andes the empire set up a string of a dozen administrative centers that were like smaller versions of the capital.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
