The elevation of the Andean Cordillera is a crucial boundary condition for both climatic and
tectonic studies. The Andes affect climate because they form the only barrier to atmospheric …

An integration of diverse strain markers into a palinspastic reconstruction of the northern
Andes provides a first-order quantitative approximation to the response of a complex margin …

A global set of present plate boundaries on the Earth is presented in digital form. Most come
from sources in the literature. A few boundaries are newly interpreted from topography …

The cause and geodynamic impact of flat subduction are investigated. First, the 1500 km
long Peru flat slab segment is examined. Earthquake hypocenter data image two …

New regional seismological data acquired in Colombia during 1993 to 1996 and tectonic
field data from the Eastern Cordillera (EC) permit a reexamination of the complex …

Global positioning system data from southern Central America and northwestern South
America were collected during 1991, 1994, 1996, and 1998 in Costa Rica, Panama …

The North Andean convergent margin is a region of intense crustal deformation, with six
great subduction earthquakes Mw≥ 7.8 this century. The regional pattern of seismicity and …

The Caribbean oceanic crust was formed west of the North and South American continents,
probably from Late Jurassic through Early Cretaceous time. Its subsequent evolution has …

The geology of the Darien province of eastern Panama is presented through a new geologic
map and detailed biostratigraphic and paleobathymetric analysis of its Upper Cretaceous to …

Closure of the Central American seaway was a local tectonic event with potentially global
biotic and environmental repercussions. We report geochronological (six U/Pb LA‐ICP‐MS …