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Cordillera Occidental

American  
[kawr-thee-ye-rah awk-see-then-tahl] / ˌkɔr ðiˈjɛ rɑ ˌɔk si ðɛnˈtɑl /

noun

  1. the western coastal ranges of the Andes, in Peru and Colombia.


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The picture, which now hangs in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, offers a panorama of an alpine landscape, with the snow-covered Cordillera Occidental rising in the distance.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

In the mountains of Colombia’s Cordillera Occidental, just west of the Cauca River Valley, the small trapiches begin pressing and boiling cane juice before dawn, usually on a Thursday or Friday.

From New York Times Jan. 26, 2021

The 845 department is traversed by the Cordillera Occidental, and is bounded N., E. and S. by Junin and Ayacucho.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various

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