The stunning moment group of climbers found 'perfectly preserved' Inca mummy in Andes
The girl was only 13 years old when she was sacrificed to the gods but had been frozen in time for hundreds of years when a ...
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Study points to South America—not Mexico—as birthplace of Irish potato famine pathogen
North Carolina State University researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phtytophthora infestans, originated.
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Hantavirus: Here's what you need to know about the infection that killed Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead, along with their pet dog, at their home in Santa ...
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Potato Blight Originated in the Andes, Claims Genome Study
Call it a mystery solved. North Carolina State University researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phtytophthora ...
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The geography of South America
The Amazon River is the longest in South America, and the second longest river on Earth after the Nile in Africa. The source (start) of the Amazon River is in the Andes Mountain range in Peru.
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The continent of South America
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest waterfall. The Andes mountains are in seven different countries in South America: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.