Central Andes

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The Central Andes are a major segment of the Andes mountain system in South America, characterized by high volcanic peaks, extensive plateaus, and significant cultural and ecological diversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountain range segment ⓘ
averageElevation high ⓘ
biodiversity endemic flora and fauna ⓘ
high-altitude specialist species ⓘ
characterizedBy arid climate in many areas ⓘ
extensive plateaus ⓘ
high volcanic peaks ⓘ
significant cultural diversity ⓘ
significant ecological diversity ⓘ
climateType alpine climate at highest elevations ⓘ
cold semi-arid in many plateaus ⓘ
contains Altiplano ⓘ
linked to: Altiplano plateau

Andean plateau ⓘ
linked to: Altiplano plateau

Atacama Plateau ⓘ
linked to: Atacama Desert

Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes ⓘ
Lake Titicaca basin ⓘ
Puna de Atacama ⓘ
Salar de Atacama region ⓘ
linked to: Puna de Atacama

Salar de Uyuni region ⓘ
linked to: Salar de Uyuni
continent South America ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
culturalHeritage Inca civilization ⓘ
linked to: Inca Empire

pre-Inca cultures ⓘ
economicActivity mining ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
traditional agriculture ⓘ
extendsThrough Bolivia ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
northern Chile ⓘ
northwestern Argentina ⓘ
geologicalSetting convergent plate boundary ⓘ
hasPeak Ampato ⓘ
Chimborazo ⓘ
Coropuna ⓘ
Cotopaxi ⓘ
linked to: Cotopaxi (volcano)

El Misti ⓘ
Illampu ⓘ
Illimani ⓘ
Lascar ⓘ
Licancabur ⓘ
linked to: Licancabur volcano

Nevado Sajama ⓘ
Ojos del Salado region ⓘ
Sabancaya ⓘ
linked to: Sabancaya volcano

Ubinas ⓘ
linked to: Ubinas volcano
inhabitedBy Aymara peoples ⓘ
linked to: Aymara people

Quechua peoples ⓘ
linked to: Quechua people
knownFor active volcanism ⓘ
high-elevation basins ⓘ
large stratovolcanoes ⓘ
salt flats ⓘ
partOf Andes ⓘ
supports Polylepis woodlands ⓘ
high Andean wetlands ⓘ
puna grasslands ⓘ
tectonicProcess subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate ⓘ

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Referenced by (93)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Huarpa culture → locatedIn → central highlands of Peru ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Middle Horizon 1–2 → locatedIn → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Manizales → locatedInMountainRange → Central Andes ⓘ
Middle Horizon → hasLocation → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Nevado de Santa Isabel → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
Tupungatito → locatedIn → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Tupungatito → region → Central Andes ⓘ
Killa Island → culturalRegion → Central Andes ⓘ
Hualca Hualca → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
subject linked to: Hualca Hualca volcano
Ate District → hasRoadConnectionTo → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Late Horizon → includesRegion → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Late Horizon period → mainRegion → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Apu Qun Tiqsi Wiraqutra → region → Central Andes ⓘ
Central Andean wet puna → locatedIn → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Antofalla volcano → region → Central Andes ⓘ
Planchón-Peteroa → locatedIn → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Lake Titicaca region → partOf → Central Andes ⓘ
Parinacota → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
Huancayo → culturalRegion → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Cardal → region → Central Andes ⓘ
El Misti → partOf → Central Andes ⓘ
Kotosh tradition → partOf → Central Andes ⓘ
Middle Horizon Andes → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
Colla → culturalRegion → Central Andes ⓘ
Colla people → culturalArea → Central Andes ⓘ
Paisa region → mountainRange → Central Andes ⓘ
Poopó Province → geographicRegion → Central Andes ⓘ
Raimondi National Reserve → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
Laguna de Piquecocha → locatedIn → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
La Oroya → locatedIn → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Jauja → culturalRegion → Central Andes ⓘ
Viejo volcano → locatedIn → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Yauli Province → partOfAndeanRegion → Central Andes ⓘ
Kunza language → region → Central Andes ⓘ
Aymaran languages → spokenIn → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Peruvian Andes → contains → Central Andes of Peru ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Tarma Province → locatedIn → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Ukhu Pacha → region → Central Andes ⓘ
Pariacaca → worshipPlace → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Department of Antioquia → mountainRange → Central Andes ⓘ
Central Andean dry puna ecoregion → locatedIn → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes
Andean mountains → contains → Central Andes ⓘ
Puna tinamou → nativeTo → central Andes ⓘ
linked to: Central Andes