Andes

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Ipsos showed Fujimori dominating the capital Lima, carrying the urban vote and the coast, while Sánchez swept the rural vote and the mountainous Andes regions.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

I eat those Andes Mints now — and I smile when I think of mom.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

The Andes strain of hantavirus is the only one known to spread between people.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

It’s a story that’s been retold in recent weeks amid the Andes virus outbreak on a cruise ship to show how outbreaks sometimes lead to scientific breakthroughs.

From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026

A New World example of technological diffusion is metallurgy, which spread from the Andes via Panama to Mesoamerica.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond