The Chongon Colonche Range (Spanish: ) or Colonche Range is a mountain range on the central Pacific coast of

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. It stretches from Manabí Province in the northwest, curving southeast towards

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. The range peaks at over 800 metres above sea level and together with the Mache Chindul Range is the only major mountain range in Ecuador west of the

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. Much of the range is clad in indigenous tropical wet forest, although large areas have been cleared for agriculture. The remaining forest has high levels of biodiversity, and a protected area in the southeast is classified as an "Important Bird Area" by BirdLife International.

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