THE ANDES MOUNTAINS OF SOUTH AMERICA
Andes Mountains Where are the Andes Mountains located? The Andes Mountains are located along the western coast of South America. Described as the longest range of mountains in the world and stretch for about 4,500 miles from north to south. The Andes mountains extend over seven countries in South America. They originate as far north as Venezuela, then continue through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. Life in the Andes mountains There are over eighty million people living in the Andes mountains. Scattered throughout the Andes are cities of different sizes. This wonderful range of mountains has many lakes and rivers. The Amazon river extends from the Andes mountains to the coast of Brazil.There are many other rivers like Pilcomayo Maule and Cauca. The indigenous people of the Andes There are different groups of peo