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The long-sought Cordillera Libre, a sort of limited trans-Andean customs union,* was established.

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The central fact in Matthiessen's fiction is a tribe of Indians who live in Peru's trans-Andean jungles as they have lived since the morning of the world.

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For three-quarters of a century, the people of the region have loudly demanded a trans-Andean railway; for more than a quarter of a century they have been building it.

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The symbol of his dreams for Peru was a new highway cutting into the trans-Andean forests, each mile of roadway completed opening up 3,500 acres of land.

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The present Indian population of Ecuador, excepting those of the trans-Andean region, may be considered as descendants of these two races.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various