sierra

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In this recipe, which is adapted from “The Food of Oaxaca,” chef and author Alejandro Ruiz recommends sierra or mahi-mahi, which are caught off the coast of Puerto Escondido in Oaxaca.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2021

I bypassed Juchitán, circumvented Tehuantepec and entered the hills, climbing back into the sierra, sun-dried, dust-blown and arid — the biscuit-brown, baked-looking mountains of upland Oaxaca.

From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2019

The sierra and Gran Parque Natural Topes de Collantes, where you’ll find the Caburní waterfall, are a popular day trip from Trinidad, though most people head to Parque el Cubano, which borders Trinidad.

From The Guardian • Nov. 24, 2018

The trail is a high sierra alpine environment that reaches between 8,000 and 12,000 feet. 

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2016

Before midnight the threatened storm burst: the gale howled through the gorges of the sierra and along the narrow street of Valdama.

From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Buck, Walter J.