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As it lies nearly on the equator, the summit of Mount Chimborazo in this range is the highest spot measured from Earth's center |
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$200 |
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MOUNTAINS |
2025-11-24 |
#9441 |
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They extend over 4,000 miles from Venezuela to South America's southern tip |
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$400 |
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MOUNTAINS |
2022-07-26 |
#8692 |
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From the picture seen here, you'd never guess that Cotopaxi in this chain is an active volcano |
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$800 |
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I'VE BEEN TO THE MOUNTAINTOP |
2021-05-10 |
#8396 |
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East of Santiago, Chile, Mount Tupungato is a 22,000-foot peak in this range |
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$400 |
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PEAK AT THE MOUNTAINS |
2021-01-06 |
#8308 |
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Some of the highest mountains in this, the world's longest surface chain, are active volcanoes |
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$800 |
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MOUNTAINS IN RANGE |
2010-10-04 |
#5991 |
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Geological evidence shows that this 5,000-mile mountain chain may extend south into Antarctica |
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$4,800 |
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MOUNTAINS |
2007-07-24 |
#5282 |
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In 1999, 3 frozen mummies of Incas sacrificed centuries ago were found on Mt. Llullaillaco in these mountains |
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$200 |
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MOUNTAIN |
2006-02-03 |
#4930 |
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These mountains extend into 7 countries, including Colombia, Ecuador & Peru |
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$300 |
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MOUNTAIN TIME |
2001-11-16 |
#3960 |
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This 4,000-mile-long mountain system is only about 200 miles wide except in Bolivia where it's about 400 |
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$400 |
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MOUNTAINS |
1998-09-23 |
#3228 |
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The Incan ruins of Machu Picchu in this South American range are named for a nearby peak |
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$300 |
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MOUNTAINS |
1997-04-29 |
#2927 |
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South America's Apurimac & Marinon Rivers rise in the permanent snows & glaciers of this range |
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$200 |
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MOUNTAINS |
1996-07-15 |
#2751 |
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The southern extremity of this range lies on Tierra del Fuego |
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$600 |
DJ |
MOUNTAINS |
1996-03-01 |
#2655 |
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Maipo & Tupungato are volcanoes in this range on the Chile-Argentina border |
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$200 |
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MOUNTAINS |
1996-01-26 |
#2630 |
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10 mountains in this South American chain exceed a height of 22,000 feet |
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$200 |
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MOUNTAINS |
1996-01-04 |
#2614 |
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Santiago, Chile lies between the Coastal Ranges to the west & this range to the east |
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$100 |
J |
MOUNTAINS |
1995-02-08 |
#2408 |
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Bolivia's highest peak, Sajama, lies in this range |
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$200 |
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MOUNTAINS |
1994-11-25 |
#2355 |
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Mt. Chimborazo, whose summit is the farthest from the Earth's center, lies in Ecuador in these mountains |
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$200 |
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MOUNTAINS |
1992-09-28 |
#1851 |
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Ecuador's coat of arms depicts Mt. Chimborazo, a 20,561-foot volcano lying in this range |
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$200 |
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MOUNTAINS |
1992-01-24 |
#1710 |
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Cotopaxi, the world's highest active volcano, rises just south of Quito, Ecuador in these mountains |
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$200 |
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MOUNTAINS |
1991-11-06 |
#1653 |
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For much of the 19th century, Ecuador's Chimborazo was believed to be the highest peak in this range |
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$200 |
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MOUNTAINS |
1991-09-16 |
#1616 |
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The Chinook is a wind off the Rockies while the Zonda is a wind off this South American chain |
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$200 |
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MOUNTAIN CHAINS |
1991-02-13 |
#1493 |
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Half a mile higher than McKinley, Mount Aconcagua is the tallest peak in this range |
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$800 |
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MOUNTAINS |
1990-09-20 |
#1389 |
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The Condor Mountains are an eastern range of this chain |
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$800 |
DJ |
MOUNTAINS |
1988-07-05 |
#902 |
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Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western hemisphere, is in this chain |
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$100 |
J |
MOUNTAINS |
1988-05-06 |
#860 |
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Home to alpacas & llamas |
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$800 |
DJ |
MOUNTAINS |
1984-09-12 |
#3 |