southern Andes of Peru

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The southern Andes of Peru are a high-altitude mountainous region characterized by dramatic peaks, deep valleys, and a mix of indigenous cultures and Andean ecosystems.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Southern Peruvian Andes 2
southern Andes of Peru canonical 2
Southern Highlands of Peru 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain range region
biome Polylepis woodlands
linked to: Polylepis forest

Puna grassland
high Andean wetlands
climate alpine tundra in highest zones
cold semi-arid at high elevations
contains Altiplano
linked to: Altiplano plateau

Ampato
Andahuaylas highlands
Apurímac Region
Arequipa Region
Ausangate
Ayacucho Region (Andean part)
linked to: Ayacucho Region

Chachani
Colca Canyon
Colca Valley
linked to: Colca Canyon

Cordillera Apolobamba (Peruvian sector)
Coropuna
Cotahuasi Canyon
Cusco Region
Huancavelica Region (southern part)
linked to: Huancavelica Region

Lake Titicaca basin (Peruvian side)
Misti volcano
Moquegua Region (Andean part)
linked to: Moquegua Region

Puno Region
Sacred Valley of the Incas
linked to: Sacred Valley

Salkantay
linked to: Salcantay

Tacna Region (Andean part)
linked to: Tacna Region

Ubinas volcano
Vilcabamba mountain range
linked to: Vilcabamba Range

Vilcanota mountain range
country Peru
elevationRange approximately 2500–6400 meters above sea level
hasCharacteristic Andean ecosystems
deep valleys
dramatic peaks
high-altitude
seismic activity
volcanic activity
highestPoint Nevado Coropuna
linked to: Coropuna
historicallyPartOf Inca Empire
inhabitedBy Aymara peoples
linked to: Aymara people

Quechua peoples
linked to: Quechua people
language Aymara
Quechua
Spanish
locatedIn Andes
South America
majorCity Arequipa
Cusco
Puno
majorEconomicActivity camelid herding
mining
subsistence agriculture
tourism
partOf Central Andes
tourismAttraction Colca Canyon viewpoints
linked to: Colca Canyon

Lake Titicaca islands
Machu Picchu region

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Chili River valley region southern Andes of Peru
Sierra of Peru includes Southern Highlands of Peru
subject linked to: Sierra (highlands) of Peru
linked to: southern Andes of Peru
Peruvian Andes contains Southern Peruvian Andes
linked to: southern Andes of Peru
Cabana people ethnographicRegion Southern Peruvian Andes
linked to: southern Andes of Peru
Caylloma belongsToGeographicalRegion southern Andes of Peru
Andahuaylas locatedIn southern Peruvian Andes
linked to: southern Andes of Peru