La Cumbre
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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 rain let up just as we came upon La Cumbre, the lonely mountain village that had grown up around one of Trujillo’s seldom-used mansions.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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