American Cordillera, Aconcagua

Name: American Cordillera
Address: Aconcagua, Argentina

#1 among attractions in Aconcagua

Natural attraction, Natural feature

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The American Cordillera is a chain of mountain ranges that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western "backbone" of North America, Central America and South America, with Aconcagua as the highest peak of the chain. It is also the backbone of the volcanic arc that forms the eastern half of the Pacific Ring of Fire. ()

Local name: Cordillera Americana Coordinates: 32°39'12"S, 70°0'42"W

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American Cordillera – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: [[Aconcagua]], Cerro Ameghino, Polish Glacier, Andes.

~120 ftSE
Natural attraction, Mountain
[[Aconcagua]], Aconcagua
1 min walk • Aconcagua is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes mountain range, in Mendoza Province, Argentina. It is the highest mountain in the Americas, the highest outside Asia, and the highest in the Southern Hemisphere with a summit elevation of 6,961 metres.
2.8 miNE
Mountain
Cerro Ameghino, Aconcagua
71 min walk • Ameghino is a mountain in Argentina. It has a height of 5,950 metres.
~1510 ftSW
Natural attraction, Natural feature
Polish Glacier, Aconcagua
8 min walk • The Polish Glacier is one of the glacial fields of Cerro Aconcagua, the highest peak in the Andes and the Americas. It was named after the Polish expedition of 1934.
~260 ftNE
Natural feature
Andes, Aconcagua
2 min walk • The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America.