Hugh Thomson (writer)
Hugh Thomson is a British travel writer, film maker and explorer. His ''The Green Road Into Trees: A Walk Through England'' won the 2014 Wainwright Prize for nature and travel writing. He was appointed as a Royal Literary Fund fellow at Oxford Brookes University in 2012–2014. He has led research expeditions in Peru exploring Inca settlements, including the discovery of Cota Coca in 2002 and a 2003 study of Llaqtapata. '' a longer English version of the article that was first published in the Revista Andina (2004, #39), with the title "El redescubrimiento de Llactapata, antiguo observatorio de Machu Picchu"'' He has also led filming expeditions to Mount Kilimanjaro, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Mexico. Thomson is also an award-winning film maker: his '' Dancing in the Street: A Rock and Roll History'' television documentary series was nominated for the Huw Wheldon Award For The Best Arts Programme or Series in the 1997 BAFTA awards and the three-part ''Indian Journeys'' he cre ...
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Andean Explorers
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S latitude), and has an average height of about . The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus—some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Cali, Arequipa, Medellín, Bucaramanga, Sucre, Mérida, El Alto and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes. The Andes Mountains are the highest mountain range outsid ...
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