Major landforms of America Central and the Caribbean

Cordillera Central:

Is the largest of the five mountain ranges of the Dominican Republic. Has the highest peaks in the country and the highest in the Caribbean (Pico Duarte, 3087 m), stretches from the plains between San Cristobal and Bani to the Northwest of Haiti where it is known as the "Massif du Nord. " The highest peaks of the Cordillera Central are in the mountains of Pico Duarte and Valle Nuevo

Cordillera de Talamanca:

Rises above the clouds on the Continental Divide, is home to the rain forest or cloud forest mountain.
The region has unexplored areas and is home to many birds like the Quetzal.

Cordillera Isabelia:

Is made up generally of valleys separated by low but rugged mountains and many volcanoes. This intricately dissected region includes the Cordillera Entre Ríos, on the Honduras border; the Cordilleras Isabelia and Dariense, in the north-central area; and the Huapí, Amerrique, and Yolaina mountains, in the southeast. The mountains are highest in the north, and Mogotón Peak...

Maya Mountains:

Range of hills mostly in southern Belize, extending about 70 miles (115 km) northeastward from across the Guatemalan border into central Belize. The range falls abruptly to the coastal plain to the east and north but more gradually to the west, becoming the Vaca Plateau, which extends into eastern Guatemala. Both the range and the plateau are extensively dissected and of uniform elevation throughout, the highest point being reached at Victoria Peak (3,680 feet [1,122 m]) in the transverse Cockscomb Range, which extends seaward perpendicularly from the main divide.

Sierra de Bahoruco:

Represents the eastern tip of the submerged mountains of Central America, passing through Jamaica, across the Windward Channel and emerge in Haiti, forming the Massif de la Hotte and Massif de la Selle.
In these mountains are mountains over 2,000 meters. The tallest mountain on the Dominican side is the Loma del Toro

Serranía de Tabasara:

The western half of Panama is dominated by a single mountain range known as the Serranía de Tabasará. More than 6,500 feet high near the Costa Rican border, it descends to less than 1,000 feet in the vicinity of the Panama Canal. The range is crested by several volcanoes, the highest being Barú.

Sierra Maestra:

Is the most important mountain range in the archipelago of Cuba, erected as a strong bastion and guardian of the southeast coast. Bathed by the Caribbean Sea, grace that rewards cooling the warm waters in the stream intermittent short rivers.

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