Interesting facts about the Andes Is a good opportunity to learn more about the largest mountain systems in the world. Many high peaks are concentrated here, which are conquered by different climbers every year. This mountain system is also called the Andean Cordillera.
So, here are the most interesting facts about the Andes.
- The length of the Andes is about 9000 km.
- The Andes are located in 7 countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
- Did you know that roughly 25% of all coffee on the planet is grown on the mountainside of the Andes?
- The highest point of the Andean Cordeliers is Mount Aconcagua - 6961 m.
- Once upon a time the Incas lived here, who were later enslaved by the Spanish conquistadors.
- In some places, the width of the Andes exceeds 700 km.
- At an altitude of over 4500 m in the Andes, there is eternal snow that never melts.
- An interesting fact is that the mountains lie in 5 climatic zones and are distinguished by sharp climate changes.
- According to scientists, tomatoes and potatoes were first grown here.
- In the Andes, at an altitude of 6390 m, there is the highest mountain lake in the world, which is bound by eternal ice.
- According to experts, the mountain range began to form about 200 million years ago.
- Many endemic plant and animal species can disappear from the face of the earth forever due to environmental pollution (see interesting facts about ecology).
- The Bolivian city of La Paz, located at an altitude of 3600 m, is considered the highest mountain capital on the planet.
- The highest volcano in the world - Ojos del Salado (6893 m) is located in the Andes.
