The Andean Plateau in South America rises, on average, more than 4,000 meters above sea level, formed by orogenic uplift that began more than 20 million years ago. Orogeny occurs at convergent ...

These charming creatures primarily inhabit the high-altitude regions of Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, thriving in elevations exceeding 12,000 feet on the Andean plateau (via Britannica).

Most of the world's quinoa is grown on the altiplano, a vast, cold, windswept, and barren 14,000-foot Andean plateau spanning parts of Peru and Bolivia. Quinoa is one of the few things that grow ...