Cordillera Real

[ kawr-thee-ye-rah-re-ahl ]

noun

1. a range of the Andes, in Bolivia. Highest peak, Illimani, 21,201 feet (6,462 meters).
2. a range of the Andes, in Ecuador. Highest peak, Chimborazo, 20,561 feet (6,267 meters).

Example Sentences

Glaciers in the Cordillera Real began to lose mass at the end of the small ice age in the 17th century, but this process has accelerated with global warming, scientists say.

From Reuters

I’ve skied remote places, like the Cordillera Real in Bolivia, where a farmer at the base of a 16,000-foot peak I had just climbed and skied told me his village was relocating because the glacier no longer provided enough water.

From New York Times

Ride Mi Teleférico’s red line up to the high plateau for spectacular views over the city skyscrapers, Cordillera Real and the ramshackle terracotta-coloured buildings that cover the upper slopes.

From The Guardian

And towering above it all is the jagged, glacier-topped Cordillera Real.

From The Guardian

We continued along an unpaved road, climbing up into the Cordillera Real.

From Wall Street Journal