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| Amazon |
a major river that flows from the Andes in Peru across northern Brazil to the Atlantic. [1/3 definitions] |
| Amazon River |
a major river that flows from the Andes in Peru across northern Brazil to the Atlantic. |
| Andean |
of, located in, or resembling the Andes. |
| Atacama |
a desert in northern Chile that lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains. |
| Atacama Desert |
an extremely arid region of northern Chile that lies between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes mountains. |
| coca |
either of two shrubs native to the Andes, the dried leaves of which are the source of cocaine and other alkaloids. [1/2 definitions] |
| Lake Titicaca |
a large, deep lake in South America located in the Andes mountains between the countries of Bolivia and Peru. |
| Machu Picchu |
an extensive Inca ruin located in the Andes Mountains northwest of Cuzco, Peru. |
| quinoa |
a plant native to the Andes mountains and grown for its edible seeds. [1/2 definitions] |
| Urubamba River |
a Peruvian river that flows northward from the Andes in southern Peru. |
| wax palm |
any of several palm trees of the Andes, the trunks of which produce a wax used in making candles, polishes, and the like. |
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