Cordillera Huayhuash

BOOK REVIEWSHOMEJAMES M. WISESOUTH AMERICA PLACES TO VISIT

February’s book review “Touching The Void by Joe Simpson”

This true story first published in 1988 is about a shocking mountaineering accident in Peru that happened in August of

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GEOLOGYHOMEJAMES M. WISEPERUSOUTH AMERICA GEOLOGY

Andean deformation and uplift: a comparison between geological and geochronological constraints with fission-track exhumation method

Uplift of the Andes is a central question on Andean geology. Many studies have addressed uplift as a primary justification

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ARGENTINABOLIVIACHILEGEOLOGYHOMEPERUSOUTH AMERICA PLACES TO VISIT

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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