Into the Puna with Socompa
A four-day adventure into the Puna. Part of the Andean Plateau surrounded by a volcanic chain to the west and a mountain belt to the east, the Puna has an average elevation of more than 10,000 feet, with passes reaching close to 15,000. We tell people there really is nothing there. Really. Nothing. But what we mean by that is, there are no real towns, no cafés around the corner, no real civilization – the expansive area is just too remote, rugged and windblown for much other than miners (these days, seeking lithium) and adventurous travelers seeking the epitome of an off-the-beaten-path trip with spectacular landscape. We are hooked on the Puna ... and you will soon see why! Subscribe to us here:
Socompa | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:46 1 Geography and geomorphology
00:06:15 1.1 Sector collapse
00:11:59 1.1.1 Landslide deposit
00:16:29 2 Geology
00:16:38 2.1 Regional
00:17:43 2.2 Local
00:19:14 2.3 Basement
00:21:19 2.4 Composition
00:21:52 3 Climate and ecology
00:24:31 4 Eruptive history
00:26:38 5 See also
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Socompa is a large stratovolcano at the border of Argentina and Chile. Part of the Chilean and Argentine Andean Volcanic Belt (AVB), it is part of the Central Volcanic Zone, one of the various segments of the AVB. This part of the Andean volcanic arc begins in Peru and runs first through Bolivia and Chile, and then through Argentina and Chile, and contains about 44 active volcanoes. Socompa lies close to the pass of the same name, where the Salta-Antofagasta railway crosses the border.
Socompa is known for its large debris avalanche, which was formed 7,200 years ago when most of the northwestern slope collapsed and slid down, forming an extensive deposit. It was at first considered to be either a moraine or a nuee ardende deposit, until the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens prompted awareness of the instability of volcanic edifices and the existence of large scale collapses on them. The Socompa collapse is among the largest known with a volume of 19.2 cubic kilometres (4.6 cu mi) and covers a surface area of 490 square kilometres (190 sq mi), and its features are well preserved by the arid climate. Notable are the large toreva blocks which were left behind within the collapse crater. After the landslide, the volcano was rebuilt by the effusion of lava flows and much of the scar is now filled in.
Socompa is also noteworthy for the high-altitude biotic communities that are bound to fumaroles on the mountain and form well above the regular vegetation in the region. The climate on the mountain is cold and dry.
Volcan Carachi Pampa, Puna de Catamarca, Argentina - Tour South America 2018 from the Drone - HD 2K
The Carachi Pampa Volcano is located in the Puna Altiplano, in Argentina's North Western region, between Salta and Catamarca.
It can be reached easily from El Peñon, in a day-trip including the spectacular Campo de Piedra Pomez.
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Location: Volcan Carachi Pampa, Puna Catamarqueña, Argentina (Coordinates: 26°28'30.83 S, 67°28'05.44 W)
Drone: Mavic Pro
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Tour Operator: Socompa, Salta
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Music: Gustavo Santaolalla - Pampa (Standard YouTube Licence)
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Tolar Grande & Ojos del Mar, Argentina - Tour South America 2018 from the Drone - HD 2K
Tolar Grande, population about 200 people, is a remote village in the Puna de Atacama, 357 km from Salta, North West Argentina.
The Ojos del Mar are highly-saline water pools containing Stromatolites, fossil concretions that, through Cyanobacteria, generated the Oxygen on the Earth 3.7 Billion years ago, well before the Chlorophyllian photosynthesis occurred.
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Location: Tolar Grande & Ojos del Mar, Puna de Salta, Argentina (Coordinates: 25°35'21.38 S, 67°23'45.98 W)
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Music: Gustavo Santaolalla - The last of us & Secreto en la montaña (Standard YouTube Licence)
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Estromatolitos y el origen de la vida | María Eugenia Farías | TEDxRiodelaPlata
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Sutítulos en Español: Viviana Ingrid Daniel
Subtítulos en Inglés: Lucas Mohnen
Coordinación de subtítulos: Gisela Giardino
La Dra. María Eugenia Farías es cordobesa, pero es tucumana por adopción, tiene 41 años y 3 hijos (Nico, Marco e Irina), vive en San Miguel de Tucuman.
Se recibió de bióloga en el año 1992 en la UNT. Obtuvo su título e hizo su doctorado 1996 en microbiología la misma Universidad y realizó el posdoctorado en Madrid -- España (CSIC-CIB). Volvió al país con un plan del CONICET de repatriación de científicos argentinos en el extranjero.
Tiene numerosas estadías de investigación en el exterior. Actualmente es investigador de CONICET y trabaja en CCT-PROIMI el Tucumán. Ha creado y está a cargo del Laboratorio de Investigaciones Microbiológicas de Lagunas Andinas (LIMLA), donde desde el año 2004 trabaja en el estudio de la microbiología de los salares y lagunas de la puna andina. Ha recorrido y estudiado estos ambientes desde Jujuy hasta La Rioja, en numerosas Campañas de alta montaña que incluyeron, entre otras, Laguna Vilama (Jujuy-4600 m), Salar de la laguna Verde (Catamarca 4400m), Laguna Socompa (Salta-4000m) LLuillallaco (Salta-6000 m), Tolar Grande (Salta-3600m), Laguna Brava (La Rioja-4000m). etc. Tiene alrededor de 40 publicaciones científicas en revistas internacionales y fue expositora en numerosos congresos internacionales.
Ha obtenido numerosos subsidios de la Agencia de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica, de la Fundación Antorchas y de la Fundación BBVA.
El descubrimiento de los estromatolitos en la puna salteña tuvo una gran difusión a nivel nacional internacional y salió hasta en la prestigiosa revista Nature, a partir de ahí está trabajando activamente en colaborar con la cámara de diputados de la Nación para el cambio de leyes de patrimonio genético que permita que las aplicaciones biotecnológicas de este descubrimiento sean patrimonio de nuestro país.
Por otro lado esta trabajando con el gobierno de la provincia de Salta, los operadores de turismo alternativo y los pobladores de la región puneña de Tolar Grande para la preservación y cuidado de ese lugar.
Finalmente está, junto con su grupo de investigación, llevando a cabo las investigaciones científicas que revelen la biología molecular de estos organismos arcaicos y sus aplicaciones biotecnológicas. Todo este trabajo fue la base para la declaración de área de reserva provincial de la laguna Socompa y Ojos de mar de Tolar Grade en marzo 2011.
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Andes | Wikipedia audio article
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Andes
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The Andes or Andean Mountains (Spanish: Cordillera de los Andes) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km (120 to 430 mi) wide (widest between 18° south and 20° south latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus – some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Arequipa, Medellín, Sucre, Mérida and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes.
The Andes Mountains are the world's highest mountain range outside Asia. The highest mountain outside Asia, Argentina's Mount Aconcagua, rises to an elevation of about 6,961 m (22,838 ft) above sea level. The peak of Chimborazo in the Ecuadorian Andes is farther from the Earth's center than any other location on the Earth's surface, due to the equatorial bulge resulting from the Earth's rotation. The world's highest volcanoes are in the Andes, including Ojos del Salado on the Chile-Argentina border, which rises to 6,893 m (22,615 ft).
The Andes are also part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western backbone of North America, Central America, South America and Antarctica.
Andes | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:42 1 Etymology
00:03:12 2 Geography
00:04:42 3 Geology
00:07:41 3.1 Orogeny
00:10:24 3.2 Volcanism
00:11:52 3.3 Ore deposits and evaporates
00:13:33 4 Climate and hydrology
00:18:46 5 Flora
00:21:07 6 Fauna
00:24:26 7 Human activity
00:26:14 7.1 Cities
00:28:13 7.2 Transportation
00:31:19 7.3 Agriculture
00:32:30 7.4 Irrigation
00:33:28 7.5 Mining
00:35:07 8 Peaks
00:35:28 8.1 Argentina
00:36:20 8.2 Border between Argentina and Chile
00:39:18 8.3 Bolivia
00:41:08 8.4 Border between Bolivia and Chile
00:42:25 8.5 Chile
00:43:50 8.6 Colombia
00:46:02 8.7 Ecuador
00:47:52 8.8 Peru
00:50:49 8.9 Venezuela
00:52:14 9 See also
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Speaking Rate: 0.8084455190775743
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I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The Andes or Andean Mountains (Spanish: Cordillera de los Andes) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km (120 to 430 mi) wide (widest between 18° south and 20° south latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus – some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Arequipa, Medellín, Sucre, Mérida and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes.
The Andes Mountains are the world's highest mountain range outside Asia. The highest mountain outside Asia, Argentina's Mount Aconcagua, rises to an elevation of about 6,961 m (22,838 ft) above sea level. The peak of Chimborazo in the Ecuadorian Andes is farther from the Earth's center than any other location on the Earth's surface, due to the equatorial bulge resulting from the Earth's rotation. The world's highest volcanoes are in the Andes, including Ojos del Salado on the Chile-Argentina border, which rises to 6,893 m (22,615 ft).
The Andes are also part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western backbone of North America, Central America, South America and Antarctica.
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SUMMARY
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The Andes or Andean Mountains (Spanish: Cordillera de los Andes) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km (120 to 430 mi) wide (widest between 18° south and 20° south latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus – some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Arequipa, Medellín, Sucre, Mérida and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes.
The Andes Mountains are the world's highest mountain range outside Asia. The highest mountain outside Asia, Argentina's Mount Aconcagua, rises to an elevation of about 6,961 m (22,838 ft) above sea level. The peak of Chimborazo in the Ecuadorian Andes is farther from the Earth's center than any other location on the Earth's surface, due to the equatorial bulge resulting from the Earth's rotation. The world's highest volcanoes are in the Andes, including Ojos del Salado on the Chile-Argentina border, which rises to 6,893 m (22,615 ft).
The Andes are also part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western backbone of North America, Central America, South America and Antarctica.
Andes | Wikipedia audio article
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Andes
00:02:04 1 Etymology
00:02:29 2 Geography
00:03:39 3 Geology
00:05:57 3.1 Orogeny
00:08:02 3.2 Volcanism
00:09:09 3.3 Ore deposits and evaporates
00:10:28 4 Climate and hydrology
00:14:10 5 Flora
00:16:00 6 Fauna
00:18:33 7 Human activity
00:19:56 7.1 Cities
00:21:31 7.2 Transportation
00:23:55 7.3 Agriculture
00:24:50 7.4 Irrigation
00:25:34 7.5 Mining
00:26:51 8 Peaks
00:27:09 8.1 Argentina
00:27:51 8.2 Border between Argentina and Chile
00:30:09 8.3 Bolivia
00:31:36 8.4 Border between Bolivia and Chile
00:32:38 8.5 Chile
00:33:45 8.6 Colombia
00:35:28 8.7 Ecuador
00:36:55 8.8 Peru
00:39:13 8.9 Venezuela
00:40:20 9 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The Andes or Andean Mountains (Spanish: Cordillera de los Andes) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km (120 to 430 mi) wide (widest between 18° south and 20° south latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus – some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Arequipa, Medellín, Sucre, Mérida and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes.
The Andes Mountains are the world's highest mountain range outside Asia. The highest mountain outside Asia, Argentina's Mount Aconcagua, rises to an elevation of about 6,961 m (22,838 ft) above sea level. The peak of Chimborazo in the Ecuadorian Andes is farther from the Earth's center than any other location on the Earth's surface, due to the equatorial bulge resulting from the Earth's rotation. The world's highest volcanoes are in the Andes, including Ojos del Salado on the Chile-Argentina border, which rises to 6,893 m (22,615 ft).
The Andes are also part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western backbone of North America, Central America, South America and Antarctica.
Andes | Wikipedia audio article
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Andes
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The Andes or Andean Mountains (Spanish: Cordillera de los Andes) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km (120 to 430 mi) wide (widest between 18° south and 20° south latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus – some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Arequipa, Medellín, Sucre, Mérida and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes.
The Andes Mountains are the world's highest mountain range outside Asia. The highest mountain outside Asia, Argentina's Mount Aconcagua, rises to an elevation of about 6,961 m (22,838 ft) above sea level. The peak of Chimborazo in the Ecuadorian Andes is farther from the Earth's center than any other location on the Earth's surface, due to the equatorial bulge resulting from the Earth's rotation. The world's highest volcanoes are in the Andes, including Ojos del Salado on the Chile-Argentina border, which rises to 6,893 m (22,615 ft).
The Andes are also part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western backbone of North America, Central America, South America and Antarctica.
Andes | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:02:35 1 Etymology
00:03:03 2 Geography
00:04:29 3 Geology
00:07:18 3.1 Orogeny
00:09:51 3.2 Volcanism
00:11:14 3.3 Ore deposits and evaporates
00:12:49 4 Climate and hydrology
00:17:50 5 Flora
00:20:03 6 Fauna
00:23:11 7 Human activity
00:24:51 7.1 Cities
00:26:47 7.2 Transportation
00:29:40 7.3 Agriculture
00:30:48 7.4 Irrigation
00:31:44 7.5 Mining
00:33:17 8 Peaks
00:33:37 8.1 Argentina
00:34:29 8.2 Border between Argentina and Chile
00:37:30 8.3 Bolivia
00:39:22 8.4 Border between Bolivia and Chile
00:40:40 8.5 Chile
00:42:06 8.6 Colombia
00:44:28 8.7 Ecuador
00:46:19 8.8 Peru
00:49:18 8.9 Venezuela
00:50:45 9 See also
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- increases imagination and understanding
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Speaking Rate: 0.7699337269540065
Voice name: en-GB-Wavenet-B
I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
SUMMARY
=======
The Andes or Andean Mountains (Spanish: Cordillera de los Andes) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. This range is about 7,000 km (4,300 mi) long, about 200 to 700 km (120 to 430 mi) wide (widest between 18° south and 20° south latitude), and of an average height of about 4,000 m (13,000 ft). The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus – some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Cali, Arequipa, Medellín, Sucre, Mérida and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes.
The Andes Mountains are the world's highest mountain range outside Asia. The highest mountain outside Asia, Argentina's Mount Aconcagua, rises to an elevation of about 6,961 m (22,838 ft) above sea level. The peak of Chimborazo in the Ecuadorian Andes is farther from the Earth's center than any other location on the Earth's surface, due to the equatorial bulge resulting from the Earth's rotation. The world's highest volcanoes are in the Andes, including Ojos del Salado on the Chile-Argentina border, which rises to 6,893 m (22,615 ft).
The Andes are also part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western backbone of North America, Central America, South America and Antarctica.