- The Andes range is the abode of numerous major cities, like Bogotá - the capital of Colombia, Quito - the capital of Ecuador, La Paz - the capital of Bolivia and Cusco - the famous Peruvian city.
- The average height of the Andes Mountains is approximately 4,000 meters (13,000 feet).The mountain range extends over seven countries - Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela.
- The highest peak of the mountain range is Aconcagua, which rises to a height of 6,962 m (22,841 ft) above sea level.
- Andes Mountains make up the highest mountain range outside Asia.
- Andes Mountains can be divided into three sections - the Southern Andes, the Central Andes and the Northern Andes.
- Ecuadorean Andes are home to Mount Chimborazo, which forms the point on the Earth's surface that is most distant from its center.
- The islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, situated in the Caribbean Sea - off the coast of Venezuela, are nothing but the submerged peaks of the extreme northern edge of Andes Mountains.
- While Southern Andes is in Argentina and Chile, the Central one includes Chilean and Peruvian cordilleras and parts of Bolivia. The Northern one boasts of having Venezuela, Colombia and northern Ecuador.
- The climate in Andes Mountains is quite varied and depends on location, altitude and proximity to the sea. For instance, the southern section is rainy and cool, the central Andes are dry and the northern range is typically rainy and warm.
- Andes Mountains include some of the highest peaks in the world. In fact, more than 50 peaks in Andes are 6,100 m (20,000 ft) above sea level.
- Andes Mountains stretch over a length of 7,000 km (4,400 miles), width of 200-700 km (120-420 miles).
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