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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Mira River locatedIn Andean region
Vitis regionType Andean region
Brugmansia nativeTo Andean region