Imbabura and Chimborazo at the cradle of biogeography in the South American Andes

The biogeographic profiles produced between 1802 and 1803 by Alexander von Humboldt and Francisco José de Caldas can be postulated as synchronous, though dissimilar, infographics, centered respectively on two volcanoes in Ecuador: Imbabura and Chimborazo. This short article presents documentary and...

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Autores:
Gómez, Alberto
Tipo de recurso:
Article of investigation
Fecha de publicación:
2020
Institución:
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Repositorio:
Repositorio Universidad Javeriana
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.javeriana.edu.co:10554/53006
Acceso en línea:
http://medcraveonline.com/BIJ/imbabura-and-chimborazo-at-the-cradle-of-biogeography-in-the-south-american-andes.html
http://hdl.handle.net/10554/53006
https://doi.org/10.15406/bij.2020.04.00185
Palabra clave:
Biogeography
Andes
Alexander von Humboldt
Francisco José de Caldas
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Summary:The biogeographic profiles produced between 1802 and 1803 by Alexander von Humboldt and Francisco José de Caldas can be postulated as synchronous, though dissimilar, infographics, centered respectively on two volcanoes in Ecuador: Imbabura and Chimborazo. This short article presents documentary and iconographic evidence to support this appreciation.