cordillera

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The picture, which now hangs in the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, offers a panorama of an alpine landscape, with the snow-covered Cordillera Occidental rising in the distance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Three of the five new species are endemic to the eastern Cordillera of Colombia, where they occupy cloud forests and coffee plantations.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2024

Heavy rainfall was expected later on Sunday and on Monday in the provinces of Isabela, Cagayan, Ilocos and the mountainous Cordillera region, raising the risk of flooding and landslides, the weather bureau said.

From Reuters • Aug. 27, 2023

They are supposed to be minted only if a forest is at risk — and the Cordillera Azul was legally protected by presidential decree in 2001.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023

Troops were patrolling up and down the Cordillera just in case any would-be guerrillas inspired by the Cubans were thinking of hiding there.

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