Andean region

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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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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

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Cartagena Agreement region Andean region
Andean Presidential Council appliesTo Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean subregion
JetSMART operationalRegion Andean region
Río Negro Province hasRegion Andean region
Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park locatedIn Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean Patagonian zone
northern Peru hasLandscape Andean region
subject surface form: Northern Peru
this entity surface form: Andean highlands
Pachamama feastObservedIn Andean region
southeastern Peru partOf Andean region
subject surface form: Southeastern Peru
this entity surface form: Andean region of Peru
Mamallay hasCulturalOrigin Andean region
Southern Peru partOf Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean region of Peru
First Cry of Independence in Quito region Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean region of South America
Samala isPartOf Andean region
this entity surface form: Andes region
Molle culture developedIn Andean region
this entity surface form: Andes region
Uyuni region Andean region
Witallia hasCulturalContext Andean region
Cajamarca Region partOf Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean highlands
Oruro Department partOf Andean region
Ayacucho partOf Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean region of Peru
Pehuenche locatedIn Andean region
this entity surface form: south-central Andes
Andean languages region Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean highlands
Pensilvania locatedInRegion Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean Region
Duitama isPartOf Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean highlands
Chilean Norte Grande contains Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean highlands
army of Gran Colombia historicalRegion Andean region
subject surface form: Army of Gran Colombia
this entity surface form: Andes region
Vélez countrySubdivision Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean Region
Anserma locatedInRegion Andean region
Manzanares locatedInRegion Andean region
Girón countrySubdivision Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean Region
Berruecos terrainFeature Andean region
Timaná locatedInRegion Andean region
La Merced locatedInRegion Andean region
Neira partOf Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean Region
Palestina elevationFeature Andean region
subject surface form: Palestina, Caldas
this entity surface form: Andean highlands
Almeidas Province hasRegionType Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean highlands
Chinchiná elevationFeature Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean highlands
Quechuan region Andean region
Battle of Tarqui theaterOfWar Andean region
this entity surface form: Andes region
western Bolivia partOf Andean region
this entity surface form: Andes region
diablada dance hasCulturalOrigin Andean region
subject surface form: Diablada dance
morenada dance culturalRegion Andean region
Chlorochrysa geographicRegion Andean region
Thlypopsis region Andean region
Catamenia nativeRange Andean region
La Higuera, Vallegrande, Bolivia locatedIn Andean region
this entity surface form: Andes region
Cuyo region partOf Andean region
this entity surface form: Central Andes region
Otavalo people region Andean region
Cerro Pie de Gallo partOf Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean highlands
Lama glama domesticatedIn Andean region
this entity surface form: Andean highlands