La Puna
July 11th, 2008 — 2:11am
This is the area of the plateau, which also occupies part of Bolivia, southern Peru and northern Chile. Is a set of strings separated by high plateaus of volcanic, with deep-sea volcanoes such as Socompa the Llullaillaco, Trident, currently inactive.
The Cordillera Oriental
It consists of two parallel ridges (the western and eastern), training Paleozoic folding subsequently promoted by the Andes, separated by ravines and valleys.
West cord presents greater heights and snowcapped mountain top of the Chañi of 6200m. East cord is lower, and the Hill’s Black Zuch reaches 4850m. Continue reading »