Andes, South America

The longest mountain range in the world, the Andes stretch 7,000 km (4,300 mi) through a variety of South American environments, from the glaciated equitorial high peaks of the Peruvian Cordilleras, through the barren volcanoes of the Atacama desert, the lush temperate rainforests of the Chile and Argentina's Lakes Districts, to the windswept southern towers of Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.

Monte Fitz Roy Alpenglow
Patagonia, Argentina
Cuernos del Paine rise more than 8,000 vertical feet straight above Lago Nordenskjold in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile.
Torres del Paine, Chile
Cerro Torre Reflection
Patagonia, Argentina
Jirishanca Stars
Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru
Las Torres Moonlight
Torres del Paine, Chile
Fitz Roy Sunrise #2
Patagonia, Argentina
Carhuacocha Sunset
Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru
Siula Dusk
Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru
Yerupaja
Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru
Carhuacocha Shadows
Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru
Jirishanca Campesino
Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru
Jirishanca Sunset
Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru
Misty Macchu Picchu
Macchu Picchu, Peru
Ausangate Sunset
Cordillera Vilcanota, Peru
Ausangate Sunrise Reflection
Cordillera Vilcanota, Peru
Pucacocha Sunset Light
Cordillera Vilcanota, Peru
Pucacocha Alpacas
Cordillera Vilcanota, Peru
Ausangate Dusk Reflection
Cordillera Vilcanota, Peru
Cotacotani Dusk
Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile
Laguna Chaxa Sunset
Atacama, Chile
Salar de Aguas Calientes
Northern Chile
Cerro Toco Summit Sunset
Atacama, Chile
Parinacota Sunset Panorama
Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile
Parinacota Dawn Reflection
Parque Nacional Lauca, Chile
Iquique and Cerro Dragon
Iquique, Chile
Laguna Lejia Dawn
Atacama, Chile
Aconcagua Dawn
Aconcagua, Argentina
Valle de Aguas Calientes
Termas de Chillán, Chile
Cochamó Jungle
Cochamó, Chile
Cochamó Sunset
Cochamó, Chile
Cerro La Junta
Cochamó, Chile
Torres del Paine Panorama
Torres del Paine, Chile
Cuernos Moonrise
Torres del Paine, Chile
Chaltén Moonlight
Patagonia, Argentina
Torres Pink
Torres del Paine, Chile
Valle Frances
Torres del Paine, Chile
Cerro Torre Reflection #4
Patagonia, Argentina
Poincenot Reflection
Patagonia, Argentina
Fitz Roy Sunrise Panorama #3
Patagonia, Argentina
Lago Pehoe
Torres del Paine, Chile
Glaciar Grey Rainbow
Torres del Paine, Chile
Puerto Natales Sunset
Chilean Patagonia
Ushuaia Blues
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Los Dientes
Isla Navarino, Chile
Laguna de los Dientes
Isla Navarino, Chile
Laguna Martillo Sunset
Isla Navarino, Chile

See lots more photos from South America in the Andes Trip Reports pages.