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CHILEGEOLOGYHOMEJAMES M. WISEPERUSOUTH AMERICA GEOLOGY
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On the preservation and nature of paleo-surfaces and their associated deposits along the Pacific Flank of the Peruvian Andes

The westward-tilted erosion surfaces along the Pacific slope have a significantly greater amount of preserved volcanic deposits to the south

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GEOLOGYHOMEJAMES M. WISESOUTH AMERICA GEOLOGY
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MAJOR INFLECTIONS AND EROSION TRANSITIONS IN THE CANYONS OF THE PERUVIAN ANDES

Significant geomorphic contrasts exist across the two sides of the continental divide in Peru that are a consequence of dissimilar

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GEOLOGYHOMEJAMES M. WISEPERUSOUTH AMERICA GEOLOGY
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Andean deformation and uplift: a comparison between geological and geochronological constraints with fission-track exhumation method

Uplift of the Andes is a central question on Andean geology. Many studies have addressed uplift as a primary justification

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ARGENTINABOLIVIACHILEGEOLOGYHOMEPERUSOUTH AMERICA PLACES TO VISIT
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6,000 meters and above in the Andes

The Andes has approximately one-hundred summits rising over 6,000 meters in elevation, using the 400-meter prominence method to discount nearby

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