it is a spanish term, i think meaning mountains but i an no sure
Because the word 'Cordillera' means chain of mountains... well, its called the Cordillera region because it has the Rocky Mountains and Coastal Mountains.
Cordillera
The Cordillera de los Andes is called in French "la cordillère des Andes".
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Cordillera
the cordillera
The country that contains most of the Cordillera Oriental mountain range is Colombia.
The term "cordillera" comes from Spanish, meaning "mountain range" or "chain of mountains." The region is named after the extensive mountain ranges that characterize its landscape, such as the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada.
Cordillera del Amambay, Cordillera de Mbaracayu, Cordillera de Caaguazu, Cordillera de Altos
A cordillera is the Spanish name for an extensive mountain range or system of ranges. The western Cordillera is in North America and includes the Sierra Nevada, the Coastal and Cascade ranges, and the Rocky Mountains. It extends through Central America, Mexico, the U.S. and Canada. Its South American counterpart is called the Andean Cordillera.
The group of mountains in western Colombia is called the Andes Mountains.
There are 5 ecozones that are mountainous Arctic Cordillera, Boreal Cordillera, Taiga Cordillera, Pacific Maritime, and Montane Cordillera.