Andean region

E110592

cultural region geographical region

The Andean region is a highland area of western South America encompassing parts of countries such as Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, characterized by the Andes mountain range and diverse indigenous and mestizo cultures.

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All labels observed (28)

Label	Occurrences
Andean region canonical	57
Andean highlands	34
Andes region	14
Andean Region	8
Andean region of Peru	5
northern Andes	5
Central Andes	3
Peruvian highlands	3
central Andes	3
Andean region of South America	2
south-central Andes	2
Andean Patagonian zone	1
Andean South America	1
Andean climate	1
Andean countries	1
Andean cultural area	1
Andean highlands of Peru	1
Andean macro-region of Peru	1
Andean states	1
Andean subregion	1
Central Andes region	1
Central Peruvian Andes	1
Indigenous peoples of the Andes	1
Northern Andes of Peru	1
Northwestern South America	1
Tropical Andes	1
Western South America	1
western South America	1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region ⓘ geographical region ⓘ
borders	Amazon Basin ⓘ surface form: Amazon basin Pacific coastal region ⓘ
characterizedBy	Andes ⓘ surface form: Andes mountain range
contains	Altiplano plateau ⓘ Andean valleys ⓘ surface form: Inter-Andean valleys
hasCharacteristic	highland terrain ⓘ mountainous landscape ⓘ seismic activity ⓘ volcanic activity ⓘ
hasClimate	alpine climate ⓘ arid highland climate ⓘ cool temperate climate ⓘ
hasCulturalTradition	Andean music ⓘ terrace agriculture ⓘ textile weaving ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture ⓘ livestock herding ⓘ mining ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasHighestPoint	Aconcagua ⓘ
hasHighestPointElevation	6961 meters ⓘ
hasLanguageFamily	Aymaran languages ⓘ Quechuan language family ⓘ surface form: Quechuan languages
hasMajorCity	Arequipa ⓘ Bogotá ⓘ Cochabamba ⓘ Cusco ⓘ La Paz ⓘ Medellín ⓘ Quito ⓘ
hasMajorReligion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ indigenous belief systems ⓘ
hasSubregion	Andes ⓘ surface form: Central Andes Northern Andes ⓘ Andes ⓘ surface form: Southern Andes
historicallyInhabitedBy	Aymara people ⓘ surface form: Aymara peoples Quechua people ⓘ surface form: Quechua peoples various pre-Columbian cultures ⓘ
importantCrop	maize ⓘ potato ⓘ quinoa ⓘ
importantDomesticatedAnimal	alpaca ⓘ llama ⓘ vicuña ⓘ
includesPartOf	Argentina ⓘ Bolivia ⓘ Chile ⓘ Colombia ⓘ Ecuador ⓘ Peru ⓘ
inhabitedBy	indigenous peoples ⓘ mestizo populations ⓘ
locatedIn	South America ⓘ
partOf	Andes ⓘ
traversedBy	Andes ⓘ surface form: Andes mountain range
wasCenterOf	Inca Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (153)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Latin American Spanish → spokenIn → Andean region ⓘ

Rímac River → sourceRegion → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Andes

Ichocán, Cajamarca, Peru → locatedInGeographicRegion → Andean region ⓘ

subject surface form: Ichocán

this entity surface form: Northern Andes of Peru

Antonio José de Sucre → regionOfActivity → Andean region ⓘ

Bolivian War of Independence → hasTheater → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean highlands

Andean civilization → developedIn → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean highlands

Bariloche → locatedIn → Andean region ⓘ

Wiphala → represents → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Andes

Wiphala → usedIn → Andean region ⓘ

Isthmo-Colombian Area → locatedIn → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northwestern South America

Jaqaru → hasLinguisticArea → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Peruvian Andes

Andes Mountains foothills → border → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean highlands

Los Pelambres area → locatedIn → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean highlands

Cochabamba → partOf → Andean region ⓘ

Villapinzón → locatedIn → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean highlands

Vicugna pacos → domesticationRegion → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean highlands

Zamora-Chinchipe Province → biodiversityHotspot → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tropical Andes

Mestizo → historicallyMajorityIn → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean countries

Sebastián de Benalcázar → regionOfActivity → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Andes

Quitu people → region → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Andes

Chimborazo Province → elevationFeature → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean highlands

Guaranda → nearbyGeographicFeature → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean highlands

Nariño → hasRegion → Andean region ⓘ

Yucay → regionType → Andean region ⓘ

Huayna Capac → regionRuled → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean South America

Killke culture → culturalSphere → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Andes

Dumbarton Oaks → hasPreColumbianCollectionRegions → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Andes

Realm of the Four Parts → regionIncludes → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean highlands

Puno → partOf → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean highlands

Antofagasta de la Sierra → culturalRegion → Andean region ⓘ

Early Horizon → locatedIn → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Andes

Early Horizon → hasCoreRegion → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peruvian highlands

Maras → regionType → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean highlands

Governorate of New Toledo → historicalRegion → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean region of South America

Huancavelica → regionType → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean highlands

Andes cultural area → includesRegion → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Andes

Audiencia of Quito → locatedIn → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Andes

Julio C. Tello → workLocation → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: central Andes

Cerro Colorado → culturalRegion → Andean region ⓘ

subject surface form: Cerro Colorado (archaeological site)

this entity surface form: south-central Andes

Communist Party of Peru – Shining Path → areaOfOperations → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean highlands of Peru

Pacific coast of South America → locatedIn → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Western South America

Early Intermediate Period → hasRegion → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peruvian highlands

Huancavelica Region → partOf → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Peruvian highlands

America → contains → Andean region ⓘ

Solanum lycopersicum → centerOfDiversity → Andean region ⓘ

Spanish conquest of New Granada → location → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Andes

Pasco Region → hasEcosystem → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean highlands

Canta Province → hasGeographicFeature → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Andean highlands

Epítome de la conquista del Nuevo Reino de Granada → regionOfFocus → Andean region ⓘ

this entity surface form: northern Andes