Colombia's Eastern Cordillera (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Colombia's Eastern Cordillera

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Sediments that gather at the base of mountains provide important clues about how and when the mountains were formed.

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Carlos Jaramillo, STRI

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