The southern Andes, which faces a prevailing westerly flow off the Pacific Ocean.

They studied the district of Combapata, Peru which is located in the southern Andes.

He died in 1673 after being attacked by native Poyas during one of his exploration trips in the southern Andes.

The plant was brought into cultivation in the central and southern Andes for its tubers, which are used as a root vegetable.

"Whole communities have abandoned their lands, leaving ghost towns throughout much of the southern Andes," the report said.

In Cuenca in the southern Andes, the cathedral has a notable rose window.

The earthquake triggered numerous landslides, mainly in the steep glacial valleys of the southern Andes.

They constitute a center of exchange and mediation in the southern Andes, serving as a link between the coast and the mountains.

The humid temperate climate of the southern Andes allows several glaciers to develop due to high accumulation rates.

This volcano comprises part of the largest active geothermal area in the southern Andes.