The Andes are an extensive series of mountain ranges from southern South America to the northern coast of the Caribbean, including Cordillera Occidental, Cordillera Central, and Cordillera Oriental. They span approximately 5,500 miles. Making it the second-largest mountain range in the world. The andes are a drastically large area thus it is separated into three main sections, The Southern, Central, and Northern andes, each highly diverse from the other. The southern section is home to the Chilean, Fuegian, and Patagonian cordillera, with peaks over 10,00 feet. In addition, it is the only section that contains a wide variety of Glaciers, Rivers, and Fjords. And its annual participation is 20 inches per year, thus it is relatively low. The central section is home to Peruvian cordilleras and unlike the southern area glaciers are rare finds. Lastly, the northern section, highlights “eroded high mass mountains” such as Loja Knot, a mountain located in southern Ecuador (since the andes cover more than just Chile). Despite this, the andes climate is generally dependent on its elevation. For instance, in the Peruvian and Ecuadorian sides of the andes, its elevation falls around 4900 feet, so it has a warmer climate. However, Mount Aconcagua, the highest elevation in the Andes (22,831) is bitterly cold. As most mountain rangers are, the andes have a typically high biodiversity, however high altitude (which the andes can ge to) can affect the life of some animals. For example, cats can rarely live above an altitude of 13,000 ft, however, the condor (a Chilean species). Can fly up to 26,00 feet. Moreover, plant life is also based on altitude. to illustrate, palm trees are common but can only live in 1,600 ft. Whereas, Cacti which is also found in the andes can live in around 4,000 ft. The andes mountain range makes up so many different places, though it is one of the many reasons Chile is such a diverse and complex place.