U The Andes, running along South America's western side, is among the world's longest mountain ranges. Its varied terrain encompasses glaciers, volcanoes, grassland, desert, lakes and forest. The mountains shelter pre-Columbian archaeological sites and wildlife including chinchillas and condors. From Venezuela in the north, the range passes through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile. You see the mountains through the airplane window . What countries are the Andes Mountains in?

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The_ President Joe Biden, center, sit beside Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso, left, during a working luncheon with heads of state and government at the Summit of the Americas, June 10, 2022, in Los Angeles. Biden will meet this coming Monday, Dec. 19, with Lasso at the White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)EVAN VUCCI