Cordillera Vilcabamba

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a mountain range in south-eastern Peru, situated between the Urubamba (Ucayali system) and Apurímac rivers. It is 250 km long. Elevations increase from north to south, rising in Mount Salcantay to 6,271 m. It is composed of Precambrian and Paleozoic rock. There are Mesozoic-Cenozoic intrusions in the region of greatest uplifts. In the north and central parts the slopes are covered with mountain evergreen forests and in the south with dry scrub vegetation.

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No references found			He returned in 2006 to the slopes of Nevado Salcantay, a 20,000-foot-plus peak that is the highest in the Cordillera Vilcabamba range. Peruvian glacial retreats linked to European events of Little Ice Age ... by Asian News International The species was described quite recently (Weske and Terborgh 1981) based on eight specimens from Cordillera Vilcabamba in central Peru (12[degrees] 38' S, 73[degrees] 36' W). Vocalizations, distribution, and ecology of the cloud-forest screech ... by Herzog, Sebastian K.; Ewing, Steven R.; Evans, Karl L.; Maccormick, Aidan; Valqui, Thomas; Bryce, Ro / The Wilson Journal of Ornithology			Cordeliers Cordeliers Club Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park Cordero, Angel Tomás, Jr. Cordero, Angel, Jr. cordial Cordiamin Cordier, Andrew W. Cordier, Andrew Wellington Cordier, Henri Cordierite Cordillera Cordillera Blanca Cordillera Central Cordillera de Carabaya Cordillera de Los Andes Cordillera de Vilcanota Cordillera Huayhuash Cordillera Merida Cordillera Mérida Cordillera Negra Cordillera Occidental Cordillera Oriental Cordillera Real Cordillera Vilcabamba cordilleran geosyncline Cordilleras Cordilleras of North America Cordiner, Ralph Jarron cordite Cordites cordless cordless phone cordless switchboard cordless telephone Cordoba Córdoba Cordoba, Caliphate of Córdoba, Caliphate of Córdoba, Fernández de Cordoba, Sierra de Córdoba, Sierra de Cordobés, El Cordodrome Cordon cordon bleu Cordon Strategy cordonazo Cordonnier system Cordova			Cordillera Cantábrica Cordillera Career Development Center Cordillera Central Cordillera Central Cordillera Central Mountains Cordillera Central Mountains Cordillera Central, Peru Cordillera de Carabaya Cordillera De Las Minas Cordillera de Los Andes Cordillera de Talamanca Cordillera de Vilcanota Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Cordillera Huayhuash Cordillera Merida Cordillera Merida Cordillera Mérida Cordillera Mérida Cordillera Negra Cordillera Occidental Cordillera Occidental Cordillera Oriental Cordillera Oriental Cordillera People’s Liberation Army Cordillera Peoples Alliance Cordillera Property Owners Association Cordillera Real Cordillera Real Cordillera Regional Science High School Cordillera Talamanca Cordillera Vilcabamba Cordillera Volcanica Centro Americana Cordillera Women Education and Research Center cordilleran cordilleran Cordilleran Flycatcher Cordilleran Geosyncline Cordillerano Cordillerano Cordilleras Cordilleras Cordilleras of North America Cordilox Cordiner Cordiner, Ralph Jarron cording cording cording cording cording-up CORDIO Cordis cordising cordite cordite cordite Cordite Factory Sports Club Cordites Cordites corditis corditis

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