Tectonic evolution of the Colombian Andes Victor A. Ramos , Manuel Moreno Journal of South American Earth Sciences Volume 21, Issue 4 , September 2006, Pages 319-321 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2006.07.008 Tectonic evolution of the Colombian Andes This issue represents the major contribution of the Andean Committee of the International Program of the Lithosphere, resulting from selected papers presented at the IX Colombian Geological Congress held in Medellı´n and the VIII Simposio Bolivariano of Petroleum Explora tion in the Subandean Basins held in Cartagena, both in 2003. These articles were chosen to provide a complete review of the Colombian Andes, including the Precambrian base ment inliers of the Eastern and Central cordilleras and other isolated blocks, such as the Guajira and Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. The early Mesozoic rift processes, evolution of some Cretaceous oceanic basins, and tectonic inversion of the Andes are dis...
