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Cordillera Occidental

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

noun

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

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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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