The Andes are a long mountain range that runs along the western edge of South America. They are one of the world’s highest and longest mountain chains.
The name likely comes from the Quechua word 'anti', meaning 'east' or 'high crest', used by Indigenous peoples of the region. Spanish explorers adopted and adapted the term as they mapped the area.
The Andes stretch through seven countries and are longer than the distance from New York to Los Angeles and back. High in these mountains, people have lived for thousands of years, building cities like Machu Picchu in places that seem almost impossible to reach.
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