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Encyclopedia > Cordillera Occidental, Colombia

The Cordillera Occidental range is one of three main ranges that divides the Cordillera in the Andes Mountains in Colombia. See also architecture with non-sequential dynamic execution scheduling (ANDES). ...


It extends from south to north from the Nudo de Pasto in Nariño to the Nudo de Paramillo in Córdoba. Motto: Capital Pasto Governor Area 33,268 km² Population  - Total (2003)  - Density   1,775,139 53 people/km² Adjective nariñense Narino (Spanish: Nariño) is a department of Colombia named after Antonio Nariño. ... Córdoba is a department of Colombia. ...


The western part of the mountain range belongs mainly to the Pacific region, with the San Juan River standing out, while the eastern part belongs mainly to the Cauca River basin. The northern part and northwestern part belong to the Atlantic Slope, with the Atrato and Sinú rivers standing out. The Cordillera Occidental is separted from the coastal Baudó Mountains by the Atrato River. The Pacific Ocean (from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, peaceful sea, bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the largest body of water on Earth – at 165. ... The Cauca River is a river in Colombia that lies between the Cordilleras Occidental and Central. ... The Río Atrato is a river of northwestern Colombia. ... The Baudó Mountains (Serranía de Baudó) are a coastal mountain range on the Pacific coast of Colombia. ... The Río Atrato is a river of northwestern Colombia. ...


The maximum altitude of the Cordillera Occidental can be found in the Farallones de Cali at 4,100 meters.


The Patía River, which begins in the Macizo Colombiano, runs through the Cordillera Occidental in the start of the depression Hoz de Miamar.


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