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Description
While IceCube has measured the flux of astrophysical neutrinos at energies up to several PeV, much remains to be discovered regarding their origin and nature. The Tau Air-Shower Mountain-Based Observatory (TAMBO), comprising 5000 particle detectors deployed in a steep valley, offers a cost-effective method for detecting supra-PeV neutrinos. TAMBO is specifically designed to detect tau neutrinos in the energy range from 1 PeV to 100 PeV, where tau neutrinos are a smoking gun signature of astrophysical neutrinos. As a stepping stone toward the full detector, the TAMBITO array is a 100-detector-scale demonstrator intended for deployment in the Peruvian Colca Valley. In this contribution, I will present the status of the TAMBO detector and explore potential cosmic ray studies that TAMBITO's unique geometry will enable.