The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier Incorporated, 1996 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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The three major regions are the Andean mountains and valleys , the Caribbean coast , and the eastern plains . The Andean Highlands and Valleys . The Andean region occupies about a quarter of Colombia . In the southern part of the ...
The three major regions are the Andean mountains and valleys , the Caribbean coast , and the eastern plains . The Andean Highlands and Valleys . The Andean region occupies about a quarter of Colombia . In the southern part of the ...
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This northern region con- sists for the most part of broad lowlands , includ- ing extensive swamps . However , an isolated mountain group - the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta - contains the nation's highest peaks , reaching 5,775 meters ...
This northern region con- sists for the most part of broad lowlands , includ- ing extensive swamps . However , an isolated mountain group - the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta - contains the nation's highest peaks , reaching 5,775 meters ...
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It is a trade and shipping center in a dairy farming region and is an important center for the mining of calcium phosphate rock . Manu- factures include food processing and the produc- tion of elemental phosphorus , electrodes ...
It is a trade and shipping center in a dairy farming region and is an important center for the mining of calcium phosphate rock . Manu- factures include food processing and the produc- tion of elemental phosphorus , electrodes ...
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