The central of three ranges of the Andes in western Colombia.
Cordillera Central
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Main article: Geography of Colombia
The Cordillera Central range is one of the three branches of ridges in the Andes Mountains that split in southern Colombia towards the north up to the Montes de Maria.
It extends from the Nudo de Almaguer, or the "Colombian Mountain Mass" in Cauca, located in southern Colombia, to the Serranía de San Lucas in Bolivar to the north. The range is bounded by the Cauca and Magdalena river valleys to the west and east, respectively.
Cordillera Central is home to the Eje cafetero region as well as several volcanoes, including the Nevado del Ruiz as well as the volcanoes Santa Isabel, Nevado del Huila, and Nevado del Tolima.
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Hydrography
- Río Magdalena (Principal Colombian river)
- Río Cauca
- Río Caquetá
- Río Patía
- Río Saldaña
- Río Nima
- Río Amaime
- Río Tulúa
- Río Amoyá
- Río Davis Cambrín
- Río Anamichú
- Laguna del Otún
- Laguna Verde
- Río Otún
- Río Totarito
- Río Molinas
- Río Azufrado
- Río Lagunillas
- Río Azul
- Río Barbo
- Río La Miel, in the oriental part and ends in the Magdalena River [1]
- Río Samaná Sur
- Río Medellín
- Río Nechí
See also
References
- ^ http://www.condesan.org/memoria/col0199.htm in Spanish
External links
- (Spanish) MSN Encarta: Cordillera Central (Colombia) (Archived 2009-10-31)
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