Inhaltsangabe1 Introduction.- 2 Factors, Processes and Spaces of Physical Geography.- 3 Conservation and Protected Areas.- 4 The Cultural Development of the Andes.- 5 Ethnic and Demographic Structures and Processes.- 6 Rural and Urban Settlements.- 7 Economic Structures and Regions.- 8 The Andes as Transport Space.- 9 Geo-Political and Religio-Geographical Parameters.- 10 Development Aspects and Perspectives.- Epilogue.- Glossary.- References.