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Cordillera Central

[ kawr-thee-ye-rah sen-trahl ]

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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These fierce and powerful tribes occupy the entire range of the Cordillera Central.

To the east of the Cordillera Central the Tinguian call themselves “Ĭt-nĕg′.”

The western watershed is an undifferentiated range of the Cordillera Central.

The Cordillera Central is as fair and about as varied a mountain country as the tropic sun shines on.

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