Viento Zonda:

A regional term for the dry, dust-carrying wind which occurs on the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains in Argentina. It is produced by the northeast movement of polar fronts. In the low-lands it remains hot and dry, although at high altitudes it is cold and can reach speeds over 200 km/hr. At a distance, the arid vegetation of the Andes Mountains is cast in a purple hue, an appropriate color for a tempermental and violent wind.

Viento Zonda *** Glass, 2007 30" H x 12" L x 8" D

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