Cordillera Central
Americannoun
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a mountain range in Colombia: part of the Andes. Highest peak, Huila, 18,700 feet (5,700 meters).
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a mountain range in the Dominican Republic. Highest peak, Pico Duarte, 10,414 feet (3,174 meters).
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a mountain range in Peru: part of the Andes.
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a mountain range in Luzon, Philippines. Highest peak, Mt. Pulog, 9,606 feet (2,928 meters).
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a mountain range in central Puerto Rico. Highest peak, Cerro de Punta, 4,389 feet (1,338 meters).
Example Sentences
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With the mountains of the Cordillera Central as a backdrop, the springs were lovely enough by day but even more magical at night.
From The Guardian • Nov. 22, 2018
The Kalinga, in the inaccessible mountains known as the Cordillera Central, fiercely guarded their villages against outsiders and held on to their customs.
From New York Times • May 15, 2017
The volcanic mountain range, Cordillera Central, surrounds the valley where San Jose, Costa Rica's capital, resides.
From US News • Oct. 12, 2016
The volcanic mountain range, Cordillera Central, surrounds the valley where San Jose, Costa Rica's capital, resides.
From US News • Oct. 12, 2016
This region, although exceedingly broken and rough, has not the high-ridged, deep-canyoned aspect of the Cordillera Central of northern Luzon.
From Negritos of Zambales by Reed, William Allan
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