American Cordillera
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The American Cordillera is a chain of mountain ranges consisting of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western "backbone" of the Americas. It is also the backbone of the vo
Quilted Fields, Andes
Along the High note trail atop Whistler Mtn.
Andes
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The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is 8,900 k
American Cordillera
…The Cordillera carries on through the mountain ranges of Central America in Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, and becomes the Andes Mountains of South America. The Cordillera, having extended through Central America, continues through South America and even to the Antarctic. In South America…
Winter aerial view of the Andes mountain range between Mendoza (Argentina) and Santiago (Chile)
Aconcagua, in Argentina, the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere and in the world outside the Himalayan system.
Aerial view of Valle Carbajal in the Tierra del Fuego. The Andes range is about 200 km (124 mi) wide throughout its length, except in the Bolivian flexure where it is about 640 kilometres (398 mi) wide.
"Cono de Arita" in the Puna de Atacama, Salta (Argentina)