Magdalena River Valley

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The Magdalena River Valley (Spanish: El Valle del Río Magdalena) is a valley in Colombia located within the Colombian Andes mountain ranges. The valley is specifically located between the Cordillera Central and Cordillera Oriental and crossed by the river of the same name, the Magdalena River.

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The Magdalena River valley was formed after a series of tectonic formed depressions that filled up with continental sediment in the Tertiray period. These sediments came from the Cordillera Central.[1]

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