The Everest of the Andes
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ACONCAGUAThe Everest of the Andes.
chirimoyasThe small tree that bears this fruit, native to the Andes of Peru and Ecuador
cherimoyasThe small tree that bears this fruit, native to the Andes of Peru and Ecuador
pamperocold and dry southwesterly wind that sweeps down over the pampas of Argentina from the Andes
tamarillothe edible, plumlike fruit of a tree, Cyphomandra betacea, of the nightshade family, native to the Peruvian Andes
vicunaa wild ruminant (Vicugna vicugna syn. Lama vicugna) of the Andes from Peru to Argentina that is related to the llama and alpaca
cordillerasA system or group of parallel mountain ranges together with the intervening plateaus and other features, esp. in the Andes or the Rockies
llamasdomesticated llama (L. glama) descended from the guanaco and used especially in the Andes as a pack animal and a source of wool
vicunawild South American ruminant, Vicugna vicugna, of the Andes, related to the guanaco but smaller, and yielding a soft, delicate wool: an endangered species, now increasing in numbers
vicunaswild South American ruminant, Vicugna vicugna, of the Andes, related to the guanaco but smaller, and yielding a soft, delicate wool: an endangered species, now increasing in numbers
cinchonaany of several trees or shrubs of the genus Cinchona, of the madder family, esp. C. calisaya, native to the Andes, cultivated there and in Java and India for its bark, which yields quinine and other alkaloids
condoresa very large American vulture (Vultur gryphus) of the high Andes having the head and neck bare and the plumage dull black with a downy white neck ruff and white patches on the wings called also Andean condor
pudussmall, hollow-toothed deer of the genus Pudu, native to the South American Andes, having a dark brown or gray coat, a small head, and spiked antlers: now greatly reduced in number; P. pudu may be at risk of extinction
pudusmall, hollow-toothed deer of the genus Pudu, native to the South American Andes, having a dark brown or gray coat, a small head, and spiked antlers: now greatly reduced in number; P. pudu may be at risk of extinction