Reconnaissance of the eastern Andes between Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, Bolivia

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Research Article| July 01, 1922 Reconnaissance of the eastern Andes between Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, Bolivia KENNETH C. HEALD; KENNETH C. HEALD Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar KIRTLEY F. MATHER KIRTLEY F. MATHER Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar GSA Bulletin (1922) 33 (3): 553–570. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-33-553 Article history received: 03 Feb 1922 first online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation KENNETH C. HEALD, KIRTLEY F. MATHER; Reconnaissance of the eastern Andes between Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. GSA Bulletin 1922;; 33 (3): 553–570. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-33-553 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract IntroductionThe eastern Andes of central Bolivia were crossed by the authors in December, 1919, during the progress of geological exploration for Richmond Levering and Company, whose courtesy makes this paper available. The observations made during the traverse, 200 miles long and 10 days in duration, between Cochabamba, on the west, and Santa Cruz, on the east, were rendered more comprehensive and understandable by subsequent work north and south of Santa Cruz, along the east front of the mountains.Our exploratory expedition left Cochabamba on December 3 and proceeded by train to Arani, the terminus of a short narrow-gauge railway, which now (October, 1921) is being extended farther eastward toward Totora. From Arani we traveled by mule train across the successive ranges of the Cordillera Oriental past Totora, Chilon, Pampa Grande, and Samaipata to Santa Cruz, which was reached the evening of December 13 (see figure 1). The necessities of . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.