The Andes Mountains

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About Andes Mountains:

The Andes is the longest mountain range in the world.
TheAndes Mountains extend over seven countries: Argentina (Mount Aconcagua), Bolivia (Huayna Potosi), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, known as Andean States.
It is about 5,500 miles (8,900 km) long and second only to the Himalayas in average elevation.
It consists of a succession of parallel and transverse mountain ranges, or cordilleras, and of intervening plateaus and depressions.
The highest elevation in the Andes is Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, which is 22,841 feet (6,962 m) above sea level.
The Andes are also home to the world’s highest volcano when measured above sea level, the Ojos del Salado on the Chile-Argentina border.
The Andes Mountains are over 50 million years old, they were created when the South American and Pacific tectonic plates collided.

Key facts about Peru:

Peru is the third largest country in South America, after Brazil and Argentina.
It is made up of a variety of landscapes, from mountains and beaches to deserts and rain forests.
Capital: Lima
The world’s largest rain forest, the Amazon, covers nearly half of Peru.
Peru shares borders with Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, and Ecuador.

Q1) What is the United Nations refugee agency?

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.

Source: UN refugee agency says that seven Haitian migrants died in the Andean highlands of Peru.