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Andes - Case Study
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Andes - Case Study
HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER (HEP)
needs steep slopes & high rainfall = ideal
Yuncan Dam project - big project in Peru
Rivers - Paucartambo & Huachon
TOURISM
Machu Pischu = top attraction
harbous ancient site - Lost City of Incas
Inca trail - a trek = only way to get to Machu Pischu - can take 2-5 days - long distance
natural history = flowers, birds, cloud forests - along the way
Lake Titicaca - highest lake - can take ferry ride - visit islands
FARMING
Crops - rice, potatoes, maize
Llamas - transport to carry goods - meat, wool
Problems = steep relief Solutions = cut terraces (steps)
Disadvantage - more subsistence farming - farmer has enough to feed family/less to sell - small farm
MINING - a hole in Earth where valuable minerals can be dug up
Yanococha = largest gold mine on Earth
Disadvantages
cyanide - deadly poison - sprayed onto rock - separate & extract gold
Town of Cajamarca - grown so fast - not enough services e.g. hospitals schools
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