Cordillera Real

The Cordillera Real is a chain of mountains in the of , the largest of them volcanic. They are continued by the Cordillera Central of Peru to the south and the Cordillera Central of Colombia to the north.
  • Mountain range rising to 5,897 metres (19,347 feet)
  • …is also known as “Cordillera of Quito”
  • Description: chain of mountains in Ecuador

Places of Interest

Highlights include El Altar.
or Capac Urcu is an extinct volcano on the…
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Latitude
-1.6577° or 1° 39′ 28″ south
Longitude
-78.3876° or 78° 23′ 15″ west
Open location code
67C38JR6+WX
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­mountain_range
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Venetian—“Cordillera Real” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Serralada Oriental”
  • Central Bikol: “Cordillera Real (Ecuador)”
  • Central Bikol: “Cordillera Real”
  • Chinese: “厄瓜多爾中部山脈”
  • Czech: “Cordillera Real”
  • Czech: “Královská Kordillera”
  • Czech: “Východní Kordillera”
  • Dutch: “Cordillera Real”
  • Esperanto: “Cordillera Real”
  • Esperanto: “Reĝa Kordilero”
  • French: “Cordillera de Quito”
  • French: “Cordillera Real”
  • French: “Cordillère Centrale”
  • French: “Cordillère de Quito”
  • French: “Cordillère Orientale”
  • French: “Cordillère Real”
  • German: “Cordillera Central”
  • German: “Cordillera Real”
  • Japanese: “オリエンタル山脈”
  • Korean: “레알산맥”
  • Ladin: “Cordillera Real”
  • Polish: “Cordillera Real”
  • Polish: “Kordyliera Środkowa”
  • Quechua: “Qhapaq Urqukuna”
  • Quechua: “Qhapaq Walla”
  • Russian: “Кордильера-Реаль (Эквадор)”
  • Russian: “Кордильера-Реаль”
  • Spanish: “Cordillera de Quito”
  • Spanish: “Cordillera Oriental”
  • Spanish: “Cordillera Real”
  • Ukrainian: “Кордильєра-Реаль”
  • Venetian: “Cordejera Real”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Verdepamba and Chagñan San Miguel.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fraile Beato and Fraile Oriental.

Ecuador: Highlights

Learn more about Quito and Guayaquil.
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