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Cordillera de la Costa

Cordillera de la Costa means "Mountains on the Coast." In South America they run from Panama to Cape Horn. Cordillera is a Spanish term meaning "little string." Cordillera has also been applied to the range of mountains running from Alaska to Nicaragua.

In English, the Cordillera de la Costa is sometimes referred to as the Maritime Andes.

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