On which continent would you find the mountain chains called Cordillera Oriental and the Cordillera Occidental?
Cordillera Cordillera A cordillera is an extensive chain of mountains or mountain ranges. The term is a borrowing from Spanish, in which it has the same meaning. The Spanish word originates from "cordilla", a diminutive of ""cuerda"", or "rope". It is most commonly used in the field of physical geography. The term is particularly applied to the various ranges of the Andes of South America, and less frequently to other mountain ranges in the "ridge" which rims the Pacific Ocean. In Colombia and Venezuela the cordilleras are named according to their position: Cordillera Occidental, Central, and Oriental. Various local names identify
Cordillera Occidental (Peru) 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 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. §Traduccion§ En Perú, la