Andean Geology
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Geological GigaPans from the Andes Mountains of South America (excluding Patagonia).
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(at least, that's the best guess I can make for the name of these peaks from Google Earth).
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This was taken from the first terrace on Wayna Picchu. In addition to Machu Picchu, the hairpin turns of the access road that lead to the site can be seen to the left. To the right, one can see the Urubamba river. There are llamas visible in several places in the Machu Picchu site. How many can you find?
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Shimmering beneath the scorching sun of the Peruvian desert is an extraordinary sight - a tiny settlement, complete with lagoon, lush palm groves, carob trees, cafes, ne...-
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View of Salar Grande ("big salt flat", basically), from a little ridge lying west of the deposit. This particular salar is extremely pure (99.9% NaCl), which is rather rare for this type of deposit (they're usually 'contaminated' with other salts as well). Mines in the Salar export several million tons of salt per ...
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Examining volcanic rocks deposited in an alluvial fan. Salar Grande (a large salt deposit) is visible in the distance on the left side of the pan.
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A Wari town on the slopes of Mejia (700-800 AD) currently under excavation by Dr. Donna Nash (UIC). Nash's excavation team is working at center photo.
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This a view looking south along the northern coast Chile approximately 80km south of Arica. This area was inhabited by the Chinchorro approximately 7,000 years ago. They utilized the reeds growing at the mouth of the river for weaving mats and incorporating into their mortuary process. The alluvium rich coastline to th...
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This is a view looking south towards the north facing sloope of the Morro in the city of Arica, located in Northern Chile. It offers a close-up view of a typical Chinchorro burial site riddled with bone fragments, shell middens and decaying reed artifacts. The exposure is adjacent to modern housing and under theat fr...
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Panoramica del sector loma Bonita (valle que conduce desde la Laguna del Otun a la laguna La Leona) en el parque nacional natural Los nevados, se observa el frailejon, planta dominante en la region, El paramillo del Quindio, el paramillo de santarosa y el nevado del Santa Isabel
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A more detailed gigapan of the El Poder Brutal (The Brutal Power) monument. Location is 00 23' 51.4" S 78 48' 34.0" W. More information at www.jmurrayfotos.com
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