Cordillera
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A cordillera is an extensive chain of mountains or mountain ranges, especially the principal mountain system of a continent or large island. it comes from the Spanish word cordilla, which is a diminutive of cuerda, or "cord".
Cordillera may refer to:
- American cordillera, the mountain ranges forming the western backbone of North America and South America
- Annamese Cordillera, Laos and Eastern Vietnam
- Baetic Cordillera, Spain
- Cordillera Central, Luzon, Philippines
- Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic (Hispaniola)
- Cordillera Central Colombia,
- Cordillera Oriental Colombia,
- Cordillera Occidental Colombia,
- Cordillera Central, Costa Rica
- Cordillera Department, Paraguay
- Cordillera Province, Bolivia
- Cordillera Province, Chile



