Andes

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

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

"Mining will take place across the Andes, generating hundreds of thousands of jobs," he told parliament in March.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

While most hantaviruses do not pass from person to person, rare instances of human transmission have been documented with the Andes virus strain, which is the strain behind this outbreak.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The Andes virus has a long incubation period, and the World Health Organization said there may be more infections “in the coming weeks.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

They chose the Andes because they needed to measure near the equator, to determine if there really was a difference in sphericity there, and because they reasoned that mountains would give them good sightlines.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson