The Andes Mountains

2. The plate that slid under the South American plate to form the Andes
3. The Empire of the Andes; it was at its height from the 1400s to the 1500s
6. The city of Guayaquil, Ecuador is tropical and lush, and these animals laze around city parks
8. This three-day hike leads to the entrance of Machu Picchu and stretches 20 miles over 3 high passes, reaching a height of 14,000 feet
9. Off the coast, there is a _______ as deep as the Andes are tall
12. In the Atacama Desert, there are weather stations where no __________ has ever been reported
14. name of the desert in Chile
15. The city of Valparaiso, Chile, is so steep that these convey people from block to block
16. The Incas brought in huge slabs of stone without using these

1. From north to south, these are the three countries of the Andes region
4. Member of the cameloid family, this small animal is domesticated
5. Because of the unstable landscape, these are common
7. Related to the alpaca, but this cameloid is wild; its wool is the most valuable as a result
10. North American mountain chain connected to Andes
11. Plant used to help guard against altitude sickness
13. The Andes are the ____________ chain of mountains in the world