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This is what it looks like not long after sunrise on a clear day flying from Santiago, Chile to Mendoza, Argentina - a quick hop over the Andes Mountains.
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Tucked away in the high reaches of the Andes mountains, along the border between Bolivia and Peru, lies one of the highest regions inhabited by people anywhere in the world. Here in the "altiplano" farmers raise sheep, llamas and alpacas, as they have for thousands of years. But unlike most farmlands, the altiplano is surrounded by jagged mountains, volcanic peaks that drop steeply down to deserts in some places, to rain forests in others, and on the western side, to a deep trench of the Pacific Ocean. The Andes are the longest mountain range in the world, stretching 7250 kilometers (4200 miles) down the southern half of the world. The Andes run north to the warm equator, and stretch south towards Cape Horn and Patagonia, a windy, cold, semi-desert where the winter temperatures stay below freezing. The southern tip of the Andes is not far from Antartica, home of the south pole! The name "Andes" comes from a native word whose meaning is unkown today. The tallest peak is Mt. Aconcagua, a giant volcano towering 6959 meters (22831 feet) above sea level. The Andes mountains have been formed by one of the crustal plates of the Pacific ocean floor pushing slowly against the American continental plate. This pressure has caused the sedimentary rocks to bend and fold up into long ridges, called "sierras." Where the sedimentary rocks cracked, molten granite and igneous rocks erupted from below as volcanoes, caused by the oceanic plate melting from the friction and exploding to the ...
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01:42 Minutos
www.pbs.org The highly synchronized mating dance of the flamingo, just one of many surprising animals hidden among the Andes. From the NATURE premiere of "Andes: The Dragons Back." "Andes: The Dragons Back" airs on PBS Sunday, July 18, 2010 at8pm (check local listings) and is part of the 28th season of the Peabody and Emmy award-winning series produced by Thirteen in association with WNET.ORG for PBS. Major support provided by Canon USA Inc. www.pbs.org
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03:56 Minutos
Otra máxica amestadura astur-galega con Tejedor y Faltriqueira nel Día dAsturies 2007: "señor cura cáseme, que me pica el txiribí, señor cura cáseme, que me pica el txiribí...! anda calla rapazina, que también me pica a mí!!" www.tejedorweb.es www.myspace.com www.faltriqueira.com http www.vimeo.com
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03:36 Minutos
Music video by Andes performing Vergeef Me. (C) 2010 ARS Entertainment Belgium (A Division Of Universal Music Belgium)
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03:40 Minutos
Actuación en la televisión publica del Principado de Asturias
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04:13 Minutos
Faltrirretrospecter: "Muiñeira vella de Mórdomo", tema do seu primeiro cd "Faltriqueira", soando en Navia no Dia dAsturies 2007 co magnifico acompañamento de Tejedor! www.faltriqueira.com http www.vimeo.com www.tejedorweb.es www.myspace.com
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04:07 Minutos
Viento de los Andes is a series of instrumental recordings by Jose Arciniegas from Ecuador.
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01:50 Minutos
Video about the highlands in Ecuador. Quito, the capital of Ecuador, sits at 2850[m] above sea level. Its the highest official capital in the world, as La Paz in Bolivia is not the "official" capital of that country but its political one. Touch the sky in Ecuador....The Andes. Cotopaxi is the highest active volcano in the world, and Chimborazo is the highest peak in the world (with respect to the center of the Earth) and one of the highest mountains with respect to sea level. Carchi Tulcan, Imbabura Ibarra, Pichincha Quito, Tungurahua Ambato, Cotopaxi Latacunga, Chimborazo Riobamba, Bolivar Guaranda, Canar Azogues, Azuay Cuenca, Loja Loja.
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