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You are correct. Iam thinking,
California. It is very unlikely that the local weatherman would mention
the Sierra Madre Oriental or Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico.
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Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 10:09
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Subject: [ranchos] Re: Priciliano Cerro
Godina
--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "John
Gonzalez" <1gnzlz@v...> wrote:
>
> I remember seen a definition of cerro as backbone, or espinazo.
Cerros means a small mountain. It goes: Loma, cerro, montaña
y
sierra, degrees according to size. Sierra means "saw" as the tool
the
carpenters use. The name "sierra" was given to the mountain
chain
because they resemble the teeth of a saw. There is only one
Sierra
Nevada, it was named for its snow covered peaks. I just cringe
when I
hear statements in the media such as: "Great week-end to visit
the
sierras" TV people (professionals?) Should know that
there is only
one "Sierra" .
Right, John. Unless they're
referring to México's sierras. ;-)
http://www.galeon.com/cumbres/Archivos/orografia.htm
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