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The Cordillera Oriental (Spanish for eastern mountain range) is the eastern part of the Andes in Peru. This range contains Paleozoic metamorphic rocks. It includes many subsidiary ranges such as the Vilcanota, Vilcabamba, Urubamba and Carabaya mountain ranges and peaks above 6,000 m such as Salcantay. The highest peak is Nevado Ausangate at 6372 m.
The Cordillera Oriental (English: Eastern Ranges) is the widest of the three branches of the Colombian Andes.The range extends from south to north, dividing from the Colombian Massif in Huila Department to Norte de Santander Department where it splits into the Serranía del Perijá and the Cordillera de Mérida in Venezuelan Andes.
The Cordillera Oriental or Eastern Cordillera is a set of parallel mountain ranges of the Bolivian Andes, emplaced on the eastern and north eastern margin of the Andes. Large parts of Cordillera Oriental are forested and humid areas rich in agricultural and livestock products.
Cordillera Oriental from the Spanish language meaning "Eastern range" may refer to: Cordillera Oriental (Bolivia) Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)
A cordillera is a chain or network of mountain ranges, ... Central, and Oriental. Various local names are used for the cordilleras in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, ...
The Cordillera Oriental montane forests (NT0118) is an ecoregion in Venezuela and Colombia along the east slopes of the eastern cordillera of the Andes.The extensive region of submontane and montane forests includes distinctive flora and fauna in the north, center and southern sections.
Tungurahua 5,023 metres (16,480 ft) is located in the Cordillera Oriental of the Andes of central Ecuador, 140 kilometres (87 mi) south of the capital Quito. Nearby notable mountains are Chimborazo (6,263 metres (20,548 ft)) and El Altar (5,319 metres (17,451 ft)).
The basin is located on the Altiplano plateau between the Cordillera Occidental and the Cordillera Oriental. Over-all the basin has evolved through time in a context of horizontal shortening of Earth's crust. [1] The great thickness of the sediments accumulated in the basin is mostly the result of the erosion of Cordillera Oriental. [2]