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                FIRST INTEGRAL PANAMERICAN EXPEDITION


Type (and quantity, in parenthesis) of studies and observations conducted, set down in 4,845 typewritten pages and 14,500 photographs, in 13 years and 3 months, and 247,000 linear kilometers (390,000 adjusted).


- Geological formations (25)                  - Paleobotany (5)
- Outstanding natural areas (60)              - Paleozoology (10)
- Zoology (30)                                - Archaeology (169)
- Rupestrian paintings and petroglyphs (12)   - Historical sites (76)
- Cemeteries (8)                              - Museums (105)
- Libraries (18)                              - Churches (84)
- Statues (16)                                - Topiaries (2)
- Geostatuary (4)                             - Monuments (14)
- Aquariums (3)                               - Zoological prisons (5)
- Cities and towns of intrinsic interest (40) - Aboriginal groups (17)
- Industries (98)                             - Engineering interest (16)
- Seismological center (1)                    - Cartographical center (1)
- Movie studio (1)                            - Ecological experiments (6)
- Glaciological station (1)                   - Gardening without soil (1)
- Plant nurseries (3)                         - Plantations (8)
- Hatcheries (10)                             - Space industry (6)
- Astronomical observatories                  - Astronomical phenomena (6)
              (optical and radio) (5)         - Aboriginal rituals (3)
- Subnuclear research centers (3)             - Musical expressions (8)
- Non-traditional religious groups (6)        - Beef feedlot (1)
- Cattle experimental stations (3)            - Mysteries (14)
- Natural cataclysms (4)                      - Curiosities (43)
- Countless incidental observations           - Local customs (always)



Sundry statistics

Highest latitude          9 degrees off the North Pole
Lowest temperature        -57°C                         )  span: 105°C
Highest temperature        48°C                         ) 
Highest altitude          6,130 meters above sea level  (  span: 7,130 meters
Lowest altitude           1,000 meters below sea level  (  
Fastest steady wind       l35 kilometers/hour
Border stations crossed   150



Means of transportation

Basically the four-wheel-drive vehicle of the Expedition, but also: helicopter, dugout canoe, horse, on foot, train, light plane.