sierra

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In this recipe, which is adapted from “The Food of Oaxaca,” chef and author Alejandro Ruiz recommends sierra or mahi-mahi, which are caught off the coast of Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2021

The sierra and Gran Parque Natural Topes de Collantes, where you’ll find the Caburní waterfall, are a popular day trip from Trinidad, though most people head to Parque el Cubano, which borders Trinidad.

From The Guardian • Nov. 24, 2018

Numb to greatness, a humdrum appreciation comes with his sierra of staggering statistics.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2018

I am now donating to the sierra club.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2016

Returning homewards next morning, while we were passing through the outlying spurs or foothills of the sierra, a pair of large dark eagles were observed hunting a scrub-covered ridge.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.