The Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) is a giant South American Cathartid vulture and is the only member of the genus Vultur.Found in the Andes mountains and adjacent Pacific coasts of western South America, the Andean condor is the largest flying bird in the world by combined measurement of weight and wingspan. It has a maximum wingspan of 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) and …

The Andean Community (Spanish: Comunidad Andina, CAN) is a free trade area with the objective of creating a customs union comprising the South American countries of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.The trade bloc was called the Andean Pact until 1996 and came into existence when the Cartagena Agreement was signed in 1969. Its headquarters are in …

The Andean states (Spanish: Estados Andinos) are a group of countries in western South America connected by the Andes mountain range. The "Andean States" is sometimes used to refer to all seven countries that the Andes runs through, regions with a shared culture primarily spread during the times of the Inca Empire (such as the Quechua language and Andean …

The Andean cock-of-the-rock is a large passerine, approximately 32 cm (13 in) long and weighing around 265 grams (9.3 oz; 0.584 lb), although males are somewhat larger and the heaviest specimens can reach 300 grams (11 oz; 0.66 lb).The bird is one of many bird species to exhibit marked sexual dimorphism.The male has a large disk-like crest and brilliant scarlet or …

The Altiplano (Spanish for "high plain"), Collao (Quechua and Aymara: Qullaw, meaning "place of the Qulla") or Andean Plateau, in west-central South America, is the most extensive high plateau on Earth outside Tibet.The plateau is located at the latitude of the widest part of the north-south-trending Andes.The bulk of the Altiplano lies in Bolivia, but its northern parts lie in Peru, and …

The Andean mountain cat lives only at high elevations in the Andes. Records in Argentina indicate that it lives at elevations from 1,800 m (5,900 ft) in the southern Andes to over 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in Chile, Bolivia and central Peru. This terrain is arid, sparsely vegetated, rocky and steep showing that the Andean Mountain Cat prefers a temperate and terrestrial habitat.

The Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) is a species of flamingo native to the Andes mountains of South America.Until 2014, it was classified in genus Phoenicopterus. It is closely related to James's flamingo, and the two make up the genus Phoenicoparrus.The Chilean flamingo, Andean flamingo, and James' flamingo are all sympatric, and all live in colonies …

The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (Spanish: Cordillera de los Andes; Quechua: Anti) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America.The range is 8,900 km (5,530 mi) long, 200 to 700 km (124 to 435 mi) wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S latitude), and has an average height …

The puna grassland ecoregion, of the montane grasslands and shrublands biome, is found in the central Andes Mountains of South America.It is considered one of the eight Natural Regions in Peru, but extends south, across Chile, Bolivia, and western northwest Argentina.The term puna encompasses diverse ecosystems of the high Central Andes above 3200–3400 m.

Lima (/ ˈ l iː m ə / LEE-mə; Spanish pronunciation: ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru.It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.Together with the seaside city of Callao, it forms a contiguous ...