Sierra Madre Occidental Sierra Madre Occidental The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera, that runs northwest–southeast through Northwestern and Western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California. The Sierra Madre is part of the American Cordillera, a chain of mountain ranges (cordillera) that consists of an almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges that form the western "backbone" of North America, Central America, South America and Antarctica. The Spanish name "sierra madre" means "mother mountains" and "occidental" means "western" in English, with these being the "Western Mother Mountains". To the east, from the Spanish "oriental" meaning
Cara (given name) Cara (given name) Cara is a female given name of Latin or Celtic origin. It has been frequently used mostly in recent times, especially in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Cara means beloved in Latin and the names Carina, Cherie and Cheryl derive from it. Cara also means friend in Irish language Kara, the alternative spelling, is from the Cornish word, meaning "love". This is likely cognate to the popular Welsh girls' name Carys. The name is also that of an island in the Inner Hebrides island group, Scotland; Cara Island lying just off the southern tip of the Isle