Andes
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By examining the magnetic characteristics of volcanic rocks in Colombia's Northern Andes, researchers found evidence that the main phases of collision took place earlier than previously believed, before about 10 million years ago.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Using state-of-the-art ultra-long DNA sequencing technologies together with newly available comparative datasets, the team found that high AMY1 copy numbers had already become more common in the Andes several thousand years before Europeans arrived.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
The outbreak, which infected 13 people and killed three, involved the Andes virus, a rare hantavirus strain.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
At a palatial ranch outside Medellín, the agents posed for photographs on a red carpet with the Andes mountains in the distance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
In parts of Central America and the Andes, the Native Americans were originally so numerous that, even after epidemics and wars, much of the population today remains Native American or mixed.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
