Cordillera Occidental (Peru)

In Peru the Cordillera Occidental is the western branch of the Andes. It bounds to the west with coastal plains or falls directly into the Pacific along cliffed coasts. To the east of Cordillera Occidental lies the Cordillera Central and the Cordillera Oriental of Peru. As with other parts of the Peruvian Andes the Cordillera Occedental bears evidence on the Andean orogeny.[1]

Map of Peru and its codilleras.

References

Pfiffner, Adrian O.; Gonzalez, Laura (2013). "Mesozoic–Cenozoic Evolution of the Western Margin of South America: Case Study of the Peruvian Andes". Geosciences. 3 (2): 262–310. Bibcode:2013Geosc...3..262P. doi:10.3390/geosciences3020262.

§Traduccion§ En Perú, la Cordillera Occidental es la rama occidental de los Andes. Limita al oeste con llanuras costeras o cae directamente en el Pacífico a lo largo de costas acantiladas. Al este de la Cordillera Occidental se encuentra la Cordillera Central y la Cordillera Oriental del Perú. Al igual que con otras partes de los Andes peruanos, la Cordillera Occedental evidencia sobre la orogenia andina

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[PfeiffGonz2013-1] Pfiffner, Adrian O.; Gonzalez, Laura (2013). "Mesozoic–Cenozoic Evolution of the Western Margin of South America: Case Study of the Peruvian Andes". Geosciences. 3 (2): 262–310. Bibcode:2013Geosc...3..262P. doi:10.3390/geosciences3020262.