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Mapa de Colombia, denotando sus límites y su división administrativa. Para el presente mapa se han tenido en cuenta el trazado y nombre de los ríos principales, las fronteras internacionales con sus respectivos hitos y coordenadas fronterizas, accidentes geográficos, e islas importantes en ambos océanos.
Carretera Marginal de la Selva ("Jungle Border Highway") is an important South American route originally planned in 1963 to join the Amazon regions of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela.
The Cordillera Central (English: Central Ranges) is the highest of the three branches of the Colombian Andes. The range extends from south to north dividing from the Colombian Massif in Cauca Department to the Serranía de San Lucas in Bolivar Departments. The highest peak is Nevado del Huila at 5,364 m (17,598 ft).
The Andean region, located in central Colombia, is the most populated natural region of Colombia. With many mountains, the Andes contain most of the country's urban centers. [ 1 ] They were also the location of the most significant pre-Columbian indigenous settlements.
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 Pacific Region is located on Colombia's western, Pacific coast, and covers an area of 83,170 km 2 (32,110 sq mi). It extends from the Gulf of Urabá in the north to the border with Ecuador in the south, and includes part of the departments of Nariño, Cauca and Valle de Cauca, and the whole of Chocó Department.
Cordillera Neovolcánica, an active volcanic belt in Mexico; Mexican Cordillera, consisting of the Juarez Segment, the Huayacocotla Segment, the Victoria Segment, and the Nuevoleones Cordillera; Cordillera de los Andes (also called the Andes Mountains or South American Cordillera), comprising the mountain ranges of western South America
The cordillera is paralleled on the east by the Cauca river. [2] From this massif the range divides further to form the Serranías de Ayapel, San Jerónimo and Abibe. Only to recede into the Caribbean plain and the Sinú River valley. It is a direct continuation of Cordillera Occidental of Ecuador. [3]