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Hace 4 días · The history of South America is the study of the past, particularly the written record, oral histories, and traditions, passed down from generation to generation on the continent of South America. The continent continues to be home to indigenous peoples, some of whom built high civilizations prior to the arrival of Europeans in the late 1400s ...
Hace 1 día · The basic geographical subregions are North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America; the latter contains further politico-geographical subdivisions such as the Southern Cone, the Guianas and the Andean states.
Hace 3 días · Peru's distinct geographical regions are mirrored in a language divide between the coast where Spanish is more predominant over the Amerindian languages, and the more diverse traditional Andean cultures of the mountains and highlands. The Indigenous populations east of the Andes speak various languages and dialects.
Hace 4 días · The Colombian cordilleras belong to the northern portion of the great Andean mountain system, which extends along the Pacific coast of South America. The Andes are among the world’s most youthful mountain ranges and among the highest. The geologic history of this northern sector is less well understood than that of the central and ...
Hace 2 días · Along the western edge of South America, the Andes Mountains were created by tectonic activity in which the South American Plate overrode the Nazca Plate. The Peruvian Andes are typical of mountain regions of the Pacific Rim: they are young in geologic terms, and their continuing uplift is manifested by
Hace 4 días · Andean Geographic Region. At the heart of the vast Andes Mountain-mountain system lie the Chilean and Argentine Andes, where the borders between these two nations are defined by soaring peaks, glacial valleys, and landscapes that oscillate between the arid desolation of the Dry Andes and lush, verdant splendor of the Wet Andes.
Hace 4 días · Through newly unearthed texts virtually unknown in Andean studies, Indians and Mestizos in the #147;Lettered City#148;highlights the Andean intellectual tradition of writing in their long-term struggle for social empowerment and questions the previous understanding of the #147;lettered city#148; as a privileged space populated solely by colonial elites.
