6,000 meters and above in the Andes
The Andes has approximately one-hundred summits rising over 6,000 meters in elevation, using the 400-meter prominence method to discount nearby
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GEOLOGY
COMPARISON OF SOUTH AND NORTH AMERICA HISTORIC MINING TOWNS
Both South and North America have numerous old mining camps that developed town sites at one time, but there is
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GOLD IN THE ANDES
Major gold producing regions in the Andes are found in Colombia, northern Peru, and to a lesser extent, northern Chile.
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TIME OF DEFORMATION IN THE ANDES- WILL THE REAL INCAIC AND QUECHUA EVENTS PLEASE STAND UP?
Major deformation events in the Andes have long been recognized as being short events in geological time, pulses when the
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THE DEATH MINE OF SANTA BARBARA
Perhaps nothing would strike more fear into the hearts of men three-hundred years ago than the knowledge of being sent
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MOUNT WHITNEY TO YOSEMITE: THE GEOLOGY OF THE JOHN MUIR TRAIL
GEOLOGY OF THE JOHN MUIR TRAIL A journey extending 212 miles from the summit of Mount Whitney to Yosemite Valley,
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CAVES OF SOUTH AMERICA
Visiting caves in South America is not a prime tourist item, and many of the caves have not been developed
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CANDLES LIKE GEOLOGY TAKE TIME
In 2010 we saw the remarkable large candle placed as a center piece in the Inka Grill restaurant on the
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