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La Cumbre

American  
[lah koom-bre] / lɑ ˈkum brɛ /
La Cumbre British  
/ lə ˈkuːmbreɪ /

noun

  1. another name for the Uspallata Pass

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The brewery was La Cumbre, the beer was a Scotch ale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2016

Born in La Cumbre, Colombia, to a Peruvian mother and a Scottish banker father, Graham was brought up in Puerto Rico.

From The Guardian • Mar. 25, 2010

Bruce John Graham was born on Dec. 1, 1925, in La Cumbre, a small town outside Cali, Colombia.

From New York Times • Mar. 10, 2010

“We can make it to La Cumbre before dark, for sure. From there, it’s all downhill. But it’s up to you,” he added, not wanting to express a preference.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

The big white Mercedes parked at the door of La Cumbre crossed my mind.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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