Chapter 1 THE ANDES AND THE AMAZON Let’s explore South America Historians think Machu Picchu used to be a palace These ruins are 7,710 feet 2,350 meters up in the Andes Mountains Machu Picchu
The Andes Mountains are in western South America They are about 5,500 miles 8,851 kilometers long High plateaus cover the northeast part of the continent Andes Mountains
