Central Andes

E801598
geographical region mountain range segment

The Central Andes are a major segment of the Andes mountain system in South America, characterized by high volcanic peaks, extensive plateaus, and significant cultural and ecological diversity.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Central Andes canonical 24
central Andes 11
central highlands of Peru 1

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountain range segment ⓘ
averageElevation high ⓘ
biodiversity endemic flora and fauna ⓘ
high-altitude specialist species ⓘ
characterizedBy arid climate in many areas ⓘ
extensive plateaus ⓘ
high volcanic peaks ⓘ
significant cultural diversity ⓘ
significant ecological diversity ⓘ
climateType alpine climate at highest elevations ⓘ
cold semi-arid in many plateaus ⓘ
contains Altiplano NERFINISHED ⓘ
Andean plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ
Atacama Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ
Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lake Titicaca basin NERFINISHED ⓘ
Puna de Atacama NERFINISHED ⓘ
Salar de Atacama region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Salar de Uyuni region NERFINISHED ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
culturalHeritage Inca civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
pre-Inca cultures ⓘ
economicActivity mining ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ
traditional agriculture ⓘ
extendsThrough Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern Chile ⓘ
northwestern Argentina ⓘ
geologicalSetting convergent plate boundary ⓘ
hasPeak Ampato NERFINISHED ⓘ
Chimborazo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Coropuna NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cotopaxi NERFINISHED ⓘ
El Misti NERFINISHED ⓘ
Illampu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Illimani NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lascar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Licancabur NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nevado Sajama NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ojos del Salado region ⓘ
Sabancaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ubinas NERFINISHED ⓘ
inhabitedBy Aymara peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
Quechua peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor active volcanism ⓘ
high-elevation basins ⓘ
large stratovolcanoes ⓘ
salt flats ⓘ
partOf Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports Polylepis woodlands ⓘ
high Andean wetlands ⓘ
puna grasslands ⓘ
tectonicProcess subduction of Nazca Plate beneath South American Plate ⓘ

Referenced by (36)

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

Principal Cordillera of the Andes → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
Huarpa culture → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
this entity surface form: central highlands of Peru
Middle Horizon 1–2 → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
this entity surface form: central Andes
Manizales → locatedInMountainRange → Central Andes ⓘ
Middle Horizon → hasLocation → Central Andes ⓘ
this entity surface form: central Andes
Nevado de Santa Isabel → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
Late Intermediate Period → archaeologicalPhaseOf → Central Andes ⓘ
Tupungatito → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
this entity surface form: central Andes
Tupungatito → region → Central Andes ⓘ
Killa Island (variant spellings) → culturalRegion → Central Andes ⓘ
subject surface form: Killa Island
Hualca Hualca volcano → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
subject surface form: Hualca Hualca
Ate District → hasRoadConnectionTo → Central Andes ⓘ
this entity surface form: central Andes
Late Horizon → includesRegion → Central Andes ⓘ
this entity surface form: central Andes
Andes biodiversity hotspots → includesRegion → Central Andes ⓘ
Late Horizon period → mainRegion → Central Andes ⓘ
this entity surface form: central Andes
Apu Qun Tiqsi Wiraqutra → region → Central Andes ⓘ
Central Andean wet puna → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
this entity surface form: central Andes
Antofalla volcano → region → Central Andes ⓘ
Planchón-Peteroa → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
this entity surface form: central Andes
Central Andean ignimbrite province → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
Lake Titicaca region → partOf → Central Andes ⓘ
Parinacota → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
Huancayo → culturalRegion → Central Andes ⓘ
this entity surface form: central Andes
Formative Horizon → associatedWithRegion → Central Andes ⓘ
Cardal → region → Central Andes ⓘ
El Misti → partOf → Central Andes ⓘ
Kotosh tradition → partOf → Central Andes ⓘ
Middle Horizon Andes → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
Colla → culturalRegion → Central Andes ⓘ
Colla people → culturalArea → Central Andes ⓘ
Paisa region → mountainRange → Central Andes ⓘ
Poopó Province → geographicRegion → Central Andes ⓘ
Raimondi National Reserve → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
Laguna de Piquecocha → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
this entity surface form: central Andes
La Oroya → locatedIn → Central Andes ⓘ
this entity surface form: central Andes
Jauja → culturalRegion → Central Andes ⓘ