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Landscape Andes Mountains Peru

It is at between 4500 and 4800 m 14764 and 15748 ft in the tropical ecuadorian colombian venezuelan and northern peruvian andes rising to 48005200 m 1574817060 ft in the drier mountains of southern peru south to northern chile south to about 300s before descending to 4500 m 14760 ft on aconcagua at 320s 2000 m 6600 ft at 400s 500 m 1640 ft at 500s and only 300 m 980 ft in tierra del fuego at 550s.

Landscape andes mountains peru. Half of the peruvian population lives in the andes at an altitude between 3000 and 4000 metres above sea level. Warm temperate climate moderate but with high humidity and thick mist in winter. The tectonic processes that created the andes have continued to the present day.

At places the mountain range cuts into the coastal desert and the mountains can be seen from the beach. After the himalayas the andes is the largest mountain chain in the world it cuts through peru from north to south. The northern section the central and the southern section.

From tacna to piura. Another feature of the andes is the altiplano or high plains region in the south of peru extending into bolivia and northern chile and argentina. Perus highest peak is the huascaran 6768 m.

The highest altitude in the andes at which people have resided permanently is 17100 feet shepherds in southern peru and as temporary workers 18500 to 19000 feet carrasco mine in the atacama desert chile. The andes rise like a thick wall separating the coast from the jungle. The high andes the high andes have an impoverished animal life.

Read more on this topic south america. The northern section is narrow and its mountains lower. Because of all the different countries and climates that this mountain range runs through as of right now the andes mountains consists of many different landscapes.

The presence in the cordillera of communal andes and his abrupt geography that peruvian one country with one oclock large diversity. This windswept region is home to vast expanses of puna grassland as well as active volcanoes and lakes including lake titicaca. Some of the dominating landscapes are glacial as seen in most of peru and on the tronador volcano coastal like in ecuador where there are many beaches and sand dunes and tropical marked by the many rainforest surrounding the andes.

In peru the andes are divided into three sections. In summer there is very little mist and the temperature reaches 30 0c. Before traveling to peru you should read up on altitude sickness.

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