[1] Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico are involved in this project and are also expected to integrate the whole international scientific community.
[2][3][4] Neutrino physics: For the study of geoneutrinos, underground laboratories in the absence of close by nuclear power plants are necessary.
[8] A laboratory located in the southern hemisphere could unambiguously discriminate between atmospheric-induced backgrounds and dark matter signals.
These measurements are also useful in multiple areas like ecology, glaciology, microelectronics and in the selection of pure materials with almost no radioactive content.
[12] The ANDES deep underground project has support from different institutions and scientists, both in Latin America[13] and worldwide.