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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James M. Wise geologist
Base-metal veins of the Peruvian Andes
Peru is world-renowned as a major silver producer, and much of this metal comes from rich mineral veins that are
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Remarkable folded dacitic dikes at Mina Ragra, Peru
Peru has a very unusual historic vanadium deposit called Mina Ragra that was produced from a small open pit located
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Deformation in the Cordillera de la Sal and surrounding the Salar de Atacama, Chile
The hyper-arid contorted mountain range lying just west of San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile has part of the
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GOLD IN THE ANDES
Major gold producing regions in the Andes are found in Colombia, northern Peru, and to a lesser extent, northern Chile.
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TIME OF DEFORMATION IN THE ANDES- WILL THE REAL INCAIC AND QUECHUA EVENTS PLEASE STAND UP?
Major deformation events in the Andes have long been recognized as being short events in geological time, pulses when the
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COLOMBIA’S SALT MINE TURNED INTO A CHURCH
A short ways north of Bogotá, Colombia’s capital city, is the presently no longer producing salt mine of Zipaquirá, lying
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CAVES OF SOUTH AMERICA
Visiting caves in South America is not a prime tourist item, and many of the caves have not been developed
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