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The Andes

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A few of the words

CONDOR
The Andean condor has a wingspan of up to ten feet, one of the largest of any flying land bird on Earth, and can soar for hours without a single wingbeat.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
MACHU
Machu Picchu, the celebrated Inca citadel whose name means 'Old Mountain' in Quechua, sits at roughly 7,970 feet above sea level in the Peruvian Andes.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
VICUNA
The vicuña, a wild relative of the llama, produces one of the finest natural fibers known, so soft and rare that Inca law once reserved its fleece for royalty.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
TERRACE
Inca agricultural terraces, called andenes, reduced erosion, captured rainwater, and allowed farmers to grow dozens of potato varieties at altitudes that would defeat most crops.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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Andes word search

The Andes: a free large-print word search

Andes word search, free and large-print. Climb the great spine of South America: the icy summit, the soaring condor, the llama on the ridge.

About The Andes

The Andes stretch more than 4,300 miles along the western edge of South America, making them the longest continental mountain range on Earth. High on those slopes, ancient Inca engineers carved terraces into near-vertical hillsides, coaxed crops from thin air, and built cities of fitted stone that still stand after centuries of wind and weather. The condor rides the cold thermals above it all, a bird so vast, with a wingspan reaching ten feet, that it seems to belong to the sky more than the earth.

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    Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last. The trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
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