Andes Mountains

The Andes Mountains, known to trendy hipsters as "The Andes", is a mountain range located in the western region of South America. It is the largest continental mountain range in the world, with peaks that are even taller than the highest mounts in the Himalayan Alps. From north to south, its range is about 7,000 kilometers long and 200-700 kilometers wide. Its highest elevation is 22,838 feet. So if you fall... yeah, you're kinda dicked. Countries that exist in this mountain range include Argentina, Chile, and Peru.

From the 15-16th centuries, the Andes Mountains was dominated by the Incan Empire - the largest of such organizations in pre-Columbian American. The Incans created massive forts, citadels and places of worship in honor of the sun and its patron deity, Inti.

Points of Interest

 * God Chamber: The God Chamber is part of an underground ancient civilization, possibly event Incan, that lies beneath the Andes Mountains in South America. It was so named due to its connection to the space-born race of cosmic beings known as Celestials, who were responsible for the creation of immortal Gods on Earth dubbed Eternals. The God Chamber contained a massive device that could signal the Celestials called the Cosmic beacon. Archaeologist Daniel Damian and his daughter, Margo, engaged in an expedition of this region, along with a guide named Ike Harris. Ike was actually an Eternal known as Ikaris, who had sought out the God Chamber for his own needs.


 * Great Refuge: For centuries, the secret city known as the Great Refuge was located in the Andes Mountains. This was the home of the Inhumans, who were a race of genetically engineered beings cultivated by an alien race known as the Kree. The Great Refuge, had a long and tumultuous history, owing largely to internecine conflicts within the ruling family of the House of Agon. Eventually the Inhumans left the Great Refuge and established their capital city, Attilan, in the Himalayas.

Comics that take place in the

 * Eternals 1
 * Fantastic Four 47
 * Incredible Hulk Vol 2 120