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Why is the climate wet on the western slopes of the Andes in southern Argentina but dry on the eastern slopes?

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The height of the Andes causes any moisture from rain clouds to precipitate on the eastern slopes. The western side of the Andes Mountains at that latitude receives little or absolutely no precipitation, causing extreme desert conditions in the Atacama region of Chile.
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