Geographical Contrasts and Climate Diversity of the Andean Regions

We generally include in the region called the ‘Central AndesCentral Andes’ an area delimited by the Pacific OceanPacific Ocean on one side and by the Amazon rainforest on the other. This region includes the far north of Chile, the highlands of Bolivia, and present-day Peru, which encompasses the coastal zone, the central mountains, and the Amazonian piedmont. Its northern limit is located not far from the border between Peru and Ecuador. On the southern borders, we find the high plateaus which extend the region of Lake TiticacaLake Titicaca towards the south, where we encounter almost uninhabited areas such as the Atacama Desert.