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Sierra Madre
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Sierra Madre (Spanish) [ˈsjɛrra ˈmaðre]
n
(Placename) (functioning as singular) the main mountain system of Mexico, extending for 2500 km (1500 miles) southeast from the N border: consists of the Sierra Madre Oriental in the east, the Sierra Madre Occidental in the west, and the Sierra Madre del Sur in the south. Highest peak: Citlaltépetl, 5699 m (18 698 ft.)


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The beaches in this area have the picturesque backdrop of the Sierra Madre Mountains.
The beach is long and nice while the two lies at the foot of the Sierra Madre Mountains.
According to company officials from the Soquel, Calif, -based company, profits support the Huichol Indians, a native tribe living in central western Mexico in the Sierra Madre Mountains, who are said to be the last indigenous tribe in North America to have maintained their pre-Columbian traditions.
 
 
 
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