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Welcome! A warm welcome to the Andes Portal, the home of Wikipedia information on the Andes mountain range, an important natural landscape and tourist destination in South America.

The portal gives an overview of the region as well as acting as a road map for many of the articles about the Andes, its culture and its flora and fauna on the English Wikipedia.

The Andes or Andean Mountains (Spanish: Cordillera de los Andes) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km (120 to 430 mi) wide (widest between 18° south and 20° south latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.

Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus – some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Cali, Arequipa, Medellín, Sucre, Mérida and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes.

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Flora and fauna

Geography

Culture

Towns and Villages

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Featured article:
The Harzer Wandernadel is a network of checkpoints for walkers in the Harz mountains. It has a system whereby hikers can earn badges at different levels by walking to the various checkpoints and stamping their passbooks. With 222 checkpoints in three federal states and five districts and over 10,000 'members', the Harz walking network has gained a Germany-wide following. The Wandernadel ("hiking badge") helps holidaymakers and locals alike to get to know the varied and popular hiking trails in the area because the check points are placed on viewing points and hill tops, by caves and castles and other places that are rich in culture or steeped in history. Most can only be reached on foot or by bicycle. More...

Excellent articles

A selection of the best articles the Andes has to offer
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Did you know, that...?

  • The Wurmberg in the Harz, near Braunlage, is the highest mountain in Lower Saxony?
  • An indication of the natural state of the beech woods in the Harz is the return of the black stork (pictured)?
  • The Harz Narrow Gauge Railways, an old fashioned, steam and diesel-powered railway network is a very popular mode of transport, especially with tourists ?

People

Transport

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