Cordillera Central
mountains, Ecuador
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The Cordillera Central is one of the three main mountain ranges of the Ecuadorian Andes. This older, higher range is characterized by numerous volcanoes, some of which are snowcapped, like Chimborazo Volcano. Lava flows from these volcanoes have created basins within the central plateau, which are densely populated and intensively cultivated. The Cordillera Central forms the eastern border of the Ecuadorian plateau, contrasting with the geologically more recent Cordillera Occidental to the west.1
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