ANDES MOUNTAINS

THE ANDES

• The Andes stretch along western South America for about 5,500 miles
• The tallest peak is Mount Aconcagua, which is about 6,960 feet high
• The Andes are the second highest mountain range in the world
• They are also the longest
• The Andes are split into three regions the southern, central, and the northern

THE ALTIPLANO

• It occupies northern chile and Argentina western Bolivia and southern Peru
• Altiplano is Spanish for high plain
• 2nd highest plateau in the world

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ATACAMA DESERT

ATACAMA

• It's the driest desert In the world.
• Located west of the Andes.
• The Atacama desert is actually cold
• The average temperature is 0 to 25 degrees Celsius.
• It has received snow up to 2 feet of snow before

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AMAZON RIVER

THE AMAZON

• The climate is tropical
• There are all kinds of plant life here
• More than 14,000 mammals are found here.
• Also more than 2,200 species of fish.
• 1,500 species of birds live here

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