Cordillera Oriental, Peru
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The section of the Cordillera Oriental
("eastern mountain range
") in Peru
is in the extreme south-west of the area of study, where manifestation like the spurs of the eastern flank. This unit has modelled itself on metamorphic rocks of the Paleozoic
. The eastern limit is more or less uniform and Colorado is located in the beginnings of the tributaries of the valley of the river. It crosses for the average basin of the Marcapata River (Fifteen Thousand) and goes out of the area of study for Lanlacuni Bajo (San Gabán river).
It includes many subsidiary mountain ranges (such as Cordillera Vilcanota, Cordillera Vilcabamba, Cordillera Urubamba, Cordillera Carabaya) and peaks above 6000 m (such as Salcantay
).
Cordillera Oriental
Cordillera Oriental from the Spanish language meaning "Eastern range" may refer to:* Cordillera Oriental * Cordillera Oriental * Cordillera Oriental * Cordillera Oriental -See also:...
("eastern mountain range
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
") in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
is in the extreme south-west of the area of study, where manifestation like the spurs of the eastern flank. This unit has modelled itself on metamorphic rocks of the Paleozoic
Paleozoic
The Paleozoic era is the earliest of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic eon, spanning from roughly...
. The eastern limit is more or less uniform and Colorado is located in the beginnings of the tributaries of the valley of the river. It crosses for the average basin of the Marcapata River (Fifteen Thousand) and goes out of the area of study for Lanlacuni Bajo (San Gabán river).
It includes many subsidiary mountain ranges (such as Cordillera Vilcanota, Cordillera Vilcabamba, Cordillera Urubamba, Cordillera Carabaya) and peaks above 6000 m (such as Salcantay
Salcantay
Salcantay or Salkantay , Sallqantay in Quechua is the highest peak of the Cordillera Vilcabamba, part of the Peruvian Andes. It is located in the Cusco Region, about west-northwest of the city of Cusco. It is the 38th highest peak in the Andes, and the twelfth highest in Peru...
).