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[[File:Lake Valencia, Venezuela.jpg|thumb|Lake Valencia, with Cordillera de la Costa Central to the North.]]
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The '''Cordillera de la Costa Central''' is a range of [[mountain]]s in [[Venezuela]], which run east to west along the country's northern [[coast]]. It is also known as the Central Range.
In the east they follow the border between the states of [[Vargas (state)|Vargas]] and [[Miranda (state)|Miranda]]. They then pass through the states of [[Aragua (state)|Aragua]] and [[Carabobo]], and the eastern part of the state of [[Yaracuy]], and they terminate south of the [[Yaracuy River|Yaracuy river]] in the northern part of the state of [[Cojedes (state)|Cojedes]].
Between 600 and 2500 metres, the mountains are covered by [[montane evergreen forest]].
The range forms part of an [[Endemic Bird Area]], as designated by [[Birdlife International]].
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