Cordillera Central

[kawr-thee-ye-rah sen-trahl]

noun

1. a mountain range in Colombia: part of the Andes. Highest peak, Huila, 18,700 feet (5,700 meters).

2. a mountain range in the Dominican Republic. Highest peak, Pico Duarte, 10,414 feet (3,174 meters).

3. a mountain range in Peru: part of the Andes.

4. a mountain range in Luzon, Philippines. Highest peak, Mt. Pulog, 9,606 feet (2,928 meters).

5. a mountain range in central Puerto Rico. Highest peak, Cerro de Punta, 4,389 feet (1,338 meters).