The Cordillera Oriental or Eastern Cordillera is a set of parallel mountain ranges of the

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S l ...

, emplaced on the eastern and north eastern margin of the Andes. Large parts of Cordillera Oriental are forested and humid areas rich in agricultural and livestock products. Geologically, the Cordillera Oriental is formed by the Central Andean fold and thrust belt. The

Bolivian tin belt The Bolivian tin belt ( es, Cinturón estanifero boliviano, provincia estannifera boliviana) is a mineral-rich region in the Cordillera Oriental of Bolivia. Being a metallogenetic province the Bolivian tin belt is rich in tin, tungsten, silver ...

lies in the cordillera.

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Topographic map of Bolivia showing (east to west) plains of Sub-Andean_Zone_in_red,_Eastern_Cordillera_in_white,_ Sub-Andean_Zone_in_red,_Eastern_Cordillera_in_white,_Altiplano">Geology_of_Bolivia#Lowlands_and_Sub-Andean_zone">Sub-Andean_Zone_in_red,_Eastern_Cordillera_in_white,_Altiplano_in_gray,_and_Cordillera_Occidental_(Central_Andes).html" ;"title="Altiplano.html" ;"title="Geology of Bolivia#Lowlands and Sub-Andean zone">Sub-Andean Zone in red, Eastern Cordillera in white, Altiplano">Geology of Bolivia#Lowlands and Sub-Andean zone">Sub-Andean Zone in red, Eastern Cordillera in white, Altiplano in gray, and Cordillera Occidental (Central Andes)">Western Cordillera in white The cordillera can be divided into three sections in Bolivia and one in northwestern Argentina: * The northern section is a continuous mountain range like Eslabón, San Buenaventura, Muchane, Pilón, etc. and between its important summits you can find Astalaya and Cerro Colorado. * The central section was formed entirely by the

Cochabamba Cochabamba ( ay, Quchapampa; qu, Quchapampa) is a city and municipality in central Bolivia in a valley in the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cochabamba Department and the fourth largest city in Bolivia, with a population of 6 ...

mountain range, this section crossing the department of Cochabamba forms the

Yungas The Yungas ( Aymara ''yunka'' warm or temperate Andes or earth, Quechua ''yunka'' warm area on the slopes of the Andes) is a bioregion of a narrow band of forest along the eastern slope of the Andes Mountains from Peru and Bolivia, and extends in ...

and the Chapare. Its major summits include Tunari at approximately 5,200 meters and San Benito with 4,298 meters. It extends from the department of Santa Cruz, forming the isolated mountain ranges like Mataracu, San Rafael, Las Juntas, Los Volcanes, these all ending in Amboró National Park. * The southern section starts north of Chuquisaca with the Presto mountain range and ending in the Caiza and Capirenda mountain ranges in Gran Chaco province in the department of Tarija. The easternmost range of the southern section and the Bolivian Andes is Serranía del Aguaragüe. The southern section does not contain representative summits. * The Cordillera Oriental extends into Argentina, where it is found from north to south in the provinces of Jujuy,

Salta Salta () is the capital and largest city in the Argentine province of the same name. With a population of 618,375 according to the 2010 census, it is also the 7th most-populous city in Argentina. The city serves as the cultural and economic c ...

and the northern part of

Tucumán Province Tucumán () is the most densely populated, and the second-smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina. Located in the northwest of the country, the province has the capital of San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neigh ...

.Payrola Bosio et al., 2010, p.310

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* Mountain ranges of the Andes Mountain ranges of Bolivia Mountain ranges of Argentina Geography of Chuquisaca Department Geography of Cochabamba Department Geography of Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia) Geography of Jujuy Province Geography of Salta Province Geography of Tucumán Province {{Tucumán-geo-stub

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