Cordillera Geo-Services

cordillera geo-services offers a wide range of geological and geophysical consulting and contracting professional services. we serve several markets including mining, energy, environmental, natural resources, engineering, and archaeology and cultural heritage (landscapes and built). the meaning of c o r d i l l e r a in the earth sciences, “cordillera” denotes a long, wide, and continuous system of more or less parallel mountain ranges, particularly the main mountain range at or near the coasts or borders of a large landmass. the origin and etymology of “cordillera” is a borrowing from spanish. it is derived from an old spanish word “cordilla”, a diminutive of “cuerda”, or “string, rope, cord”. the first known use of the word dates back to 1704. it is used in physical geography to denote extensive mountain chains (the encyclopedia americana corporation, 1918; british dictionary, 2012; meriam-webster dictionary, 2018; the american heritage science dictionary, 2018; wikipedia, 2018). the