Mayor Landforms of Central America
and the Caribbean
and the Caribbean
Cordillera Central
The Cordillera Central, is a very ancient land it belongs to the Cretaceous period than the north side that emerges in the Oligocene. At first it was a chain of volcanoes. Is an additional mountain range in America Central and the Caribbean.
Cordillera de Talamanca
The Talamanca mountain range rises above the clouds on the Continental division. It is the home of the mountain rain forest or cloud forest. It is the most complex and highest mountain range in Costa Rica. It is an additional mountain range in America Central and the Caribbean.
Cordillera Isabella
Cordillera Isabella is the central mountain range in Nicaragua Cordillera Isabelia, it runs from north-west to south-east through the center of the country. It is an additional mountain range in America Central and the Caribbean.
Maya Mountains
The entire region surrounding San Ignacio is rich in travel destinations and activities. The Maya Mountains cover the lower half of Belize, surging across the country out of neighboring Guatemala and nearly to the central Caribbean. It is an additional mountain range in America Central and the Caribbean.
Sierra de Bahoruco
The Sierra Bahoruco is the eastern end of the mountain range of Central America, is passes through Jamaica, across the Windward Channel and emerge in Haiti forming the mountain system of Tiburon Peninsula, the Massif de la Hotte, Massif de la Selle , and ends in the Dominican Republic with Bahoruco. It is an additional mountain range in America Central and the Caribbean.
The Sierra Bahoruco is the eastern end of the mountain range of Central America, is passes through Jamaica, across the Windward Channel and emerge in Haiti forming the mountain system of Tiburon Peninsula, the Massif de la Hotte, Massif de la Selle , and ends in the Dominican Republic with Bahoruco. It is an additional mountain range in America Central and the Caribbean.
Serrania de Tabasara
Is located at the west of Panama, It is an arc of mountains which forms the spine of Panama geographical relief.
The Sierra Maestra is Cuba's largest mountain range, and a symbolic point of reference for the Cuban nation.
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