James M. Wise geologist

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MAJOR INFLECTIONS AND EROSION TRANSITIONS IN THE CANYONS OF THE PERUVIAN ANDES

Significant geomorphic contrasts exist across the two sides of the continental divide in Peru that are a consequence of dissimilar

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Base-metal veins of the Peruvian Andes

Peru is world-renowned as a major silver producer, and much of this metal comes from rich mineral veins that are

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Remarkable folded dacitic dikes at Mina Ragra, Peru

Peru has a very unusual historic vanadium deposit called Mina Ragra that was produced from a small open pit located

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Deformation in the Cordillera de la Sal and surrounding the Salar de Atacama, Chile

The hyper-arid contorted mountain range lying just west of San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile has part of the

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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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COLOMBIA’S SALT MINE TURNED INTO A CHURCH

A short ways north of Bogotá, Colombia’s capital city, is the presently no longer producing salt mine of Zipaquirá, lying

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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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