However , there are places in the tropics that are anything but `` tropical '' in this sense , with even alpine tundra and snow-capped peaks , including Mauna Kea , Mt. Kilimanjaro , and the Andes as far south as the northernmost parts of Chile and Argentina . There are alpine tundra and snow-capped peaks , including Mauna Kea , Mount Kilimanjaro , and the Andes as far south as the northernmost parts of Chile and Argentina .