Cordillera Central

American  

[kawr-thee-ye-rah sen-trahl] / ˌkɔr ðiˈyɛ rɑ sɛnˈtrɑl /

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).

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Example Sentences

For the past four years, Márquez and her young children have lived in a remote demobilization camp of rough shacks nestled in the rainy mountains of the Cordillera Central, where she is raising her young children, aged one and three.

From The Guardian

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

A mix of Puerto Ricans live in the “Cordillera Central,” or central range of Puerto Rico, which is far more sparsely populated than coastal regions.

From Reuters

A mix of Puerto Ricans live in the “Cordillera Central,” or central range of Puerto Rico, which is far more sparsely populated than coastal regions.

From Reuters

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