Cerro Explained

Cerro is Spanish for "hill" or "mountain".

People

• Francisco Cerro (born 1988), Argentine footballer
• Francisco Cerro Chaves (born 1957), Spanish prelate, theologian, and philosopher of the Catholic Church
• Ian Cerro (born 1996), American footballer
• Isma Cerro (born 1995), Spanish footballer
• Mariana Cerro (born 2000), Spanish footballer
• Rafael Cerro (born 1997), Colombian weightlifter
• Rafael Cerro (born 1993), Spanish bullfighter
• Samuele Cerro (born 1995), Italian triple jumper
• Luis del Cerro (1924–2019), Spanish sport shooter, Olympian
• María Del Cerro (born 1985), Argentine model, actress, television presenter and fashion designer
• Saúl del Cerro (born 2004), Spanish footballer
• Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (1889–1933), Peruvian army officer and President of Peru

Toponyms

Argentina:

• Cerro Ameghino, Mendoza Province
• Cerro Archibarca, Salta Province
• Cerro Arco, Mendoza Province
• Cerro Azul, Misiones
• Cerro Bandera Formation, Neuquén Province
• Cerro Barcino Formation, Chubut Province
• Cerro Bayo, Neuquén Province
• Cerro Bayo Complex, Catamarca Province (shared with Chile)
• Cerro Beltrán, volcano in Catamarca Province
• Cerro Bitiche, volcanic field in Jujuy Province
• Cerro Blanco, volcano in Catamarca Province
• Cerro Bonete, La Rioja Province
• Cerro Carnerero Formation, Chubut Province
• Cerro Castillo Formation
• Cerro Castor, ski resort, Tierra del Fuego Province
• Cerro Catedral, ski resort and mountain, Río Negro Province
  • Cerro Catedral Heliport, nearby
• Cerro Centinela, municipality, Chubut Province
• Cerro Champaquí, Córdoba Province
• Cerro Ciénaga Grande, Salta Province
• Cerro Colorados, Catamarca Province (shared with Chile)
• Cerro Cóndor, municipality, Chubut Province
• Cerro Corá, village in Misiones Province
• Cerro de la Gloria, Mendoza Province
• Cerro del Bolsón, Tucumán Province
• Cerro del Nacimiento, volcano, Catamarca Province
• Cerro de los Chenques, monogenetic volcano in Chubut Province
• Cerro de los Siete Colores, Jujuy Province
• Cerro de Oro, municipality in San Luis Province
• Cerro Dragón oil field, Chubut Province
• Cerro El Cóndor, Catamarca Province
• Cerro El Muerto, Copiapó Province (shared with Chile)
• Cerro El Plata, Mendoza Province
• Cerro El Toro, San Juan Province (shared with Chile)
• Cerro Escorial, Salta Province (shared with Chile)
• Cerro Fortaleza Formation, Santa Cruz Province
• Cerro Laguna Blanca, Catamarca Province
• Cerro Las Tórtolas, San Juan Province (shared with Chile)
• Cerro Morado, volcanic field in Jujuy Province
• Cerro Murallón, Santa Cruz Province (shared with Chile)
• Cerro Negro Formation, Buenos Aires Province
• Cerro Negro mine, gold mine, Santa Cruz Province
• Cerro Otto, Río Negro Province
• Cerro Pajonal, Catamarca Province
• Cerro Panizos, shield-shaped volcano in Jujuy Province (shared with Bolivia)
• Cerro Pantoja, extinct volcano (lava plug) in Neuquén Province (shared with Chile)
• Cerro Piergiorgio, Santa Cruz Province (shared with Chile)
• Cerro Plataforma Formation, Chubut Province
• Cerro Policía, municipality, Río Negro Province
• Cerro Quemado, Catamarca Province
• Cerro Ramada, San Juan Province
• Cerro Ratones, Salta and Catamarca Provinces
• Cerro Redondo, lava dome in Jujuy Province
• Cerro San Javier, Tucumán Province
• Cerros Colorados Complex, hydroelectric project in Neuquén Province
• Cerros Negros de Jama, monogenetic volcanic group in Jujuy Province
• Cerro Solo, Catamarca Province (shared with Chile)
• Cerro Tinte, Jujuy Province (shared with Bolivia)
• Cerro Torre, Santa Cruz Province (shared with Chile)
• Cerro Torta, lava dome, Catamarca Province
• Cerro Tres Picos, Buenos Aires Province
• Cerro Tuzgle, Jujuy Province
• Cerro Vanguardia Mine, gold and silver mine in Santa Cruz Province
• Cerro Volcánico, cinder cone, Río Negro Province

Belize:

• Cerros, archaeological site in Corozal District.

Bolivia:

• Cerro Araral, Potosí Department (shared with Chile)
• Cerro Ascotan, Potosí Department (shared with Chile)
• Cerro Bonete, Potosí Department
• Cerro Candelaria, Potosí Department
• Cerro Capurata, Oruro Department (shared with Chile)
• Cerro Caquella, Potosí Department
• Cerro Cañapa, Potosí Department
• Cerro Chascon-Runtu Jarita complex, Sud Lipez Region
• Cerro Columa, crater, Oruro Department
• Cerro Deslinde, volcano, Potosí Department (shared with Chile)
• Cerro Guacha, caldera, Potosí Department
• Cerro Lípez, Potosí Department
• Cerro Napa, Potosí Department (shared with Chile)
• Cerro Rico, the "Rich Mountain" containing silver ore near Potosi
• Cerro Panizos, shield-shaped volcano in Potosí Department (shared with Argentina)
• Cerro Rico, Potosí Department
• Cerro Saxani, Oruro Department
• Cerro Tinte, Potosí Department (shared with Argentina)

Brazil:

• Cerro Azul, a municipality in Paraná
• Cerro Branco, a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul
• Cerro Corá, a municipality in Rio Grande do Norte
• Cerro do Inhacurutum, Rio Grande do Sul
• Cerro do Jarau crater, probable impact crater, Rio Grande do Sul
• Cerro Grande, a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul
• Cerro Grande do Sul, a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul
• Cerro Largo, a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul
• Cerro Negro, a municipality in Santa Catarina

Chile:

• Cerro Amaculla, Tarapacá Region
• Cerro Araral, Antofagasta Region (shared with Bolivia)
• Cerro Arenales, Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region
• Cerro Arenas, Santiago Metropolitan Region
• Cerro Armazones, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro Ascotan, Antofagasta Region (shared with Bolivia)
• Cerro Azul, volcano in the Maule Region
• Cerro Ballena, a fossiliferous locality in the Atacama Region
• Cerro Bandera, in Magallanes Region
• Cerro Bayo Complex, Atacama Region (shared with Argentina)
• Cerro Benítez, Magallanes Region
• Cerro Blanco, Santiago
  • Cerro Blanco metro station
• Cerro Blanco mine, titanium mine, Atacama Region
• Cerro Bravo Alto, Atacama Region
• Cerro Capurata, Arica y Parinacota Region (shared with Bolivia)
• Cerro Cariquima, Tarapacá Region
• Cerro Casale mine, gold mine, Atacama Region
• Cerro Castillo, Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region
  • Cerro Castillo National Park
• Cerro Castillo, Chile, hamlet, Magallanes Region
  • Cerro Castillo Airport, nearby
• Cerro Castillo Dynevor, Magallanes Region
• Cerro Cebollar, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro Chaihuín, Los Ríos Region
• Cerro Chanka, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro Chao, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro Chela, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro Chilinchilín, Tarapacá Region
• Cerro Colorados, Atacama Region (shared with Argentina)
• Cerro Colorado, volcano in the Antofagasta Region
• Cerro Colorado Formation, Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region
• Cerro Coposa, Tarapacá Region
• Cerro Cosapilla, Arica y Parinacota Region
• Cerro de La Isla, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro del Azufre, stratovolcano, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro de las Cuevas, volcano, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro del León, stratovolcano, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro de Los Inocentes, in the Juan Fernández Islands, Valparaíso Region
• Cerro Deslinde, volcano, Antofagasta Region (shared with Bolivia)
• Cerro Dominador Solar Thermal Plant, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro Doña Ana, Coquimbo Region
• Cerro Doña Inés, Atacama Region
• Cerro El Morado, Santiago Metropolitan Region
• Cerro El Muerto, Atacama Region (shared with Argentina)
• Cerro El Plomo, Santiago Metropolitan Region
• Cerro El Roble, Santiago Metropolitan Region
• Cerro El Toro, Atacama Region (shared with Argentina)
• Cerro Escorial, Antofagasta Region (shared with Argentina)
• Cerro Incahuasi, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro La Campana, Valparaíso Region
• Cerro Las Tórtolas, Coquimbo Region (shared with Argentina)
• Cerro Lirima, Tarapacá Region
• Cerro Macá, Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region
• Cerro Maltusado, Los Ríos Region
• Cerro Miscanti, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro Murallón, Magallanes Region (shared with Argentina)
• Cerro Murphy Observatory, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro Napa, Tarapacá Region (shared with Bolivia)
• Cerro Navia, municipality, Santiago Metropolitan Region
• Cerro Ñielol Natural Monument, Araucanía Region
• Cerro Oncol, Los Ríos Region
• Cerro Overo, volcanic crater, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro Pachón, Coquimbo Region
• Cerro Pajonales, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro Pantoja, extinct volcano (lava plug) in Los Lagos Region (shared with Argentina)
• Cerro Paranal, Antofagasta Region
  • Cerro Paranal Airport
• Cerro Pared Norte, Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region
• Cerro Pasto Salado, Coquimbo Region
• Cerro Piergiorgio, Magallanes Region (shared with Argentina)
• Cerro Polapi, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro Porquesa, Tarapacá Region
• Cerro Provincia, Santiago Metropolitan Region
• Cerro Renca, Santiago Metropolitan Region
• Cerros Bravos-Barros Negros, volcanic complex, Atacama Region
• Cerros de Incahuasi, mountain with several summits, Antofagasta Region
• Cerros de Quimán, mountain group, Los Ríos Region
• Cerro Solo, Antofagasta Region (shared with Argentina)
• Cerro Sombrero, village, Magallanes Region
• Cerro Steffen, Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region
• Cerro Tapado, Valparaíso Region
• Cerro Tenerife, Magallanes Region
• Cerro Toco, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, astronomical observatory, Coquimbo Region
• Cerro Toro, Cretaceous landform, Magallanes Region
• Cerro Torre, Magallanes Region (shared with Argentina)
• Cerro Tujle, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro Vicuña Mackenna, Antofagasta Region
• Cerro Vicuñas, Atacama Region

Colombia:

• Cerro Bravo, Tolima Department
• Cerro Machín, Tolima Department
• Cerro Matoso mine, Córdoba Department
• Cerro Negro de Mayasquer, active volcano in Nariño Department (shared with Ecuador)
• Cerro Pintado, Cesar Department (shared with Venezuela)
• Cerro San Antonio, town in Magdalena Department
• Cerros de Mavecure, three hills, Guainía Department
• Cerro Tusa, Antioquia Department

Costa Rica:

• Cerro Cedral, San José Province
• Cerro de la Muerte, highest point on Pan-American Highway, Cartago Province
• Cerro de la Muerte Biological Station, San José Province
• Cerro Kamuk, Limón Province
• Cerro Pico Alto, San José Province
• Cerro Pico Blanco, Limón Province
• Cerro Rabo de Mico, San José Province
• Cerro San Miguel, San José Province
• Cerros de Escazú, mountain range, San José Province
• Cerro Tilarán, Guanacaste Province

Cuba:

• Cerro, Havana, a district (municipio)

Dominican Republic:

• Cerro de Navas, Puerto Plata province
• Cerros de Arroyo Hondo, neighbourhood, Distrito Nacional
• Cerros de Sal Formation, Barahona and Independencia provinces

Ecuador:

• Cerro Azul, volcano in the Galápagos Islands
• Cerro Blanco Forest, Guayas Province
• Cerro de Arcos, rock formation in El Oro and Loja Provinces
• Cerro Negro de Mayasquer, active volcano in Carchi Province (shared with Colombia)
• Cerro Pajas, inactive volcano in the Galápagos Islands

El Salvador:

• Cerro Cinotepeque
• Cerro El Pital (shared with Honduras)

Guatemala:

• Cerro Amay, in Quiché Department
• Cerro de Coxóm, in Totonicapán Department
• Cerro El Baúl, lava dome in Quetzaltenango Department
• Cerro El Reformador, in Yoro Department
• Cerro Miramundo, in Zacapa Department
• Cerro Quiac, archaeological site in Quetzaltenango Department
• Cerro Santiago, in Jutiapa Department

Honduras:

• Cerro Azul de Copán, a national park in Copán department
• Cerro Congolón, Lempira Department
• Cerro El Pital (shared with El Salvador)
• Cerro Las Minas, Honduras's highest mountain, Lempira Department
• Cerro Palenque, archaeological site in Cortés Department
• Cerro Tenán, Copán department

Italy:

• Cerro (Bottanuco), a subdivision of Bottanuco in the province of Bergamo
• Cerro al Lambro, in the province of Milano
• Cerro al Volturno, in the province of Isernia
• Cerro Maggiore, in the province of Milano
• Cerro Tanaro, in the province of Asti
• Cerro Veronese, in the province of Verona

Mexico:

• Cerro Azul, Veracruz
• Cerro Bola, Baja California
• Cerro Colorado, Tijuana, Baja California
  • Cerro Colorado, borough of Tijuana, Baja California
• Cerro de Chipinque, Nuevo León
• Cerro de Garnica National Park, Michoacán
• Cerro de la Campana, Sonora
• Cerro de la Estrella, archaeological site in Mexico City
  • Cerro de la Estrella metro station
  • Cerro de la Estrella National Park
• Cerro de la Loma Larga, Nuevo León
• Cerro de la Silla, Nuevo León
• Cerro de la Viga, Nuevo León
• Cerro de las Campanas, hill and national park, Querétaro
• Cerro de las Mesas, archaeological site, Veracruz
• Cerro de las Minas, archaeological site, Oaxaca
• Cerro de las Mitras, Nuevo León
• Cerro del Chiquihuite, México
• Cerro del Cubilete, Guanajuato
• Cerro del Judío, Mexico City
• Cerro del Obispado, Nuevo León
• Cerro del Pueblo Formation, Coahuila
• Cerro del Quinceo, inactive volcano, Michoacán
• Cerro del Topo Chico, protected area, Nuevo León
• Cerro de Macuiltépetl, Veracruz
• Cerro de Oro Dam, Oaxaca
• Cerro de Oro Formation, Sonora
• Cerro de San Pedro, village in San Luis Potosí
• Cerro El Huehuentón, Jalisco
• Cerro El Veladero, Guerrero
• Cerro Grande, mountain range in Colima and Jalisco
• Cerro La Cruz del Marqués, México
• Cerro Mesa Ahumada, México
• Cerro Mohinora, Chihuahua
• Cerro Moneda, Oaxaca
• Cerro Potosí, highest mountain in the Sierra Madre Oriental, Nuevo León
• Cerro Prieto, Baja California
• Cerro Prieto, small rural town, Hidalgo
• Cerro Prieto Fault, Baja California
• Cerro Prieto Geothermal Power Station, Baja California
• Cerro Teotepec, Guerrero
• Cerro Tláloc, mountain and archaeological site, México

Nicaragua:

• Cerro Arenal, natural reserve in Matagalpa department
• Cerro Banacruz, natural reserve in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
• Cerro Cola Blanca, natural reserve in the North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
• Cerro Cumaica–Cerro Alegre, natural reserve in Boaco department
• Cerro Guabule, natural reserve in Matagalpa department
• Cerro Kilambé, natural reserve in Jinotega department
• Cerro Mombachito–La Vieja, natural reserve in Boaco department
• Cerro Musún, natural reserve in Matagalpa department
• Cerro Negro, active volcano in León Department
• Cerro Pancasan, natural reserve in Matagalpa department
• Cerro Silva, natural reserve in South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region
• Cerro Tisey–Estanzuela, natural reserve in Estelí department
• Cerro Wawashang, natural reserve in South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region

Panama:

• Cerro Azul, Panama
• Cerro Banco, Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca
• Cerro Cama, Panamá province
• Cerro Caña, Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca
• Cerro de Casa, corregimiento in Veraguas Province
• Cerro de Patena, corregimiento in Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca
• Cerro de Plata, corregimiento in Veraguas Province
• Cerro Echandi, Bocas del Toro province
• Cerro Fábrega, Bocas del Toro province
• Cerro Hoya National Park, Veraguas Province
• Cerro Iglesias, corregimiento in Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca
• Cerro Largo, corregimiento in Herrera province
• Cerro Pelado, Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca
• Cerro Picacho, Chiriquí Province
• Cerro Puerco, corregimiento in Ngäbe-Buglé Comarca
• Cerro Punta, city in Chiriquí Province
• Cerro Silvestre, corregimiento in Panamá Oeste Province
• Cerro Tacarcuna, Darién Province
• Cerro Viejo, corregimiento in Chiriquí Province
• Cerro Viento metro station, Panama City

Paraguay:

• Cerro Corá, hill in Amambay Department
• Cerro Corá National Park, Amambay Department
• Cerro Corá, city in Amambay Department
• Cerro Tres Kandú, Paraguay's highest mountain, Guairá Department

Peru:

• Cerro Azul, Peru
• Cerro Barroso, Tacna Region
• Cerro Baúl, archaeological site in Moquegua Region
• Cerro Colorado District, Arequipa Region
• Cerro de la Sal, Junín Region
• Cerro de Pasco, city, Pasco Region
• Cerro Nicholson, scoria cone in Arequipa Region
• Cerro Pátapo ruins, Lambayeque Region
• Cerros de Amotape National Park, Piura and Tumbes Regions
• Cerro Sechín, archaeological site in Ancash Region
• Cerro Verde mine, copper mine in Arequipa Region

Puerto Rico:

• Cerro del Diablo, Ponce
• Cerro del Vigía, Ponce
• Cerro de Punta, Puerto Rico's highest peak, Jayuya
• Cerro Doña Juana, Orocovis
• Cerro El Bolo, Villalba
• Cerro Gordo, Aguada, a barrio
• Cerro Gordo, Añasco, a barrio
• Cerro Gordo, Bayamón, a barrio
• Cerro Gordo, Moca, a barrio
• Cerro Gordo, San Lorenzo, a barrio
• Cerro Gregorio, San Lorenzo
• Cerro La Santa, Caguas, Cayey and San Lorenzo
• Cerro Las Piñas, Caguas and Cayey
• Cerro Las Tetas, Salinas
• Cerro Maravilla, Ponce
• Cerro Morales, Utuado
• Cerro Planada, Cayey
• Cerro Rosa, Ciales and Jayuya
• Cerrote, Las Marías, a barrio

Spain:

• Cerro Colorado mining deposit, Huelva
• Cerro de Charo, Huesca
• Cerro de Gorría, Ávila
• Cerro de las Cabezas, archaeological site, Ciudad Real
• Cerro del Bu, archaeological site, Toledo
• Cerro de los Ángeles, geographic centre of the Iberian Peninsula, Madrid
• Cerro de los Batallones, Madrid
• Cerro de los Santos, archaeological site, Albacete
• Cerro del Lucero, Granada
• Cerro del Villar, archaeological site, Málaga

United States:

• Cerro, New Mexico
• Cerro Alto, California
• Cerro Alto Mountain, Texas
• Cerro Cabrillo, Morro Bay State Park, California
• Cerro Ciento, Idaho
• Cerro Colorado, ghost town in Arizona
• Cerro Colorado Mountains, low mountain range in Arizona
• Cerro Conejo Formation, New Mexico
• Cerro de la Calavera, San Diego County, California
• Cerro del Yuta Wilderness, New Mexico
• Cerrogordo, Florida
• Cerro Gordo, Illinois
• Cerro Gordo, Minnesota
• Cerro Gordo Township, Minnesota
• Cerro Gordo, North Carolina
• Cerro Gordo, Tennessee
• Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
• Cerro Gordo, California, east of the Owens Valley
  • Cerro Gordo Mines, Inyo County, California
• Cerro Gordo Township, Piatt County, Illinois
• Cerro Grande, peak in New Mexico
• Cerro Noroeste, Kern County, California
• Cerro Pedernal, mesa, in New Mexico
• Cerro Pelon Ranch, New Mexico
• Cerro Romualdo, San Luis Obispo County, California
• Cerro San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County, California
• Cerro Summit, mountain pass, in Colorado

Uruguay:

• Cerro Catedral, Uruguay's highest point
• Cerro Chato, town, divided among three departments: Durazno, Florida and Treinta y Tres
• Cerro de las Ánimas, Maldonado Department
• Cerro de las Cuentas, village, Cerro Largo Department
• Cerro Ejido, suburb of Artigas
• Cerro Largo Department
• Cerro Pan de Azúcar, Maldonado Department
• Cerro Pelado, suburb of Maldonado
• Fortaleza del Cerro, in Montevideo
• Villa del Cerro, in Montevideo

Venezuela:

• Cerro Aracamuni, in Amazonas state
• Cerro Autana, in Amazonas state
• Cerro Avispa, in Amazonas state
• Cerro Bolívar, in Bolívar state
• Cerro de la Neblina, sandstone massif, in Amazonas state (shared with Brazil, although in Portuguese, the name does not begin with "Cerro")
• Cerro Duida, in Amazonas state
• Cerro El Copey National Park, in Nueva Esparta state
• Cerro El Sol, in Bolívar state
• Cerro El Toro, Upata, in Bolívar state
• Cerro El Volcán, Metropolitan Region of Caracas
• Cerro Huachamacari, mesa, in Amazonas state
• Cerro Impacto, mineral deposit, in Amazonas state
• Cerro Jaua, mesa, in Bolívar state
• Cerro La Luna, mesa, in Bolívar state
• Cerro Marahuaca, mesa, in Amazonas state
• Cerro María Lionza Natural Monument, in Yaracuy state
• Cerro Petaca, forested ridge in Amazonas state
• Cerro Pintado, Zulia state (shared with Colombia)
• Cerro Platillón, natural monument in Guárico state
• Cerro Santa Ana, natural monument in Falcón state
• Cerro Saroche National Park, in Lara state
• Cerro Tenerife, in Mérida state
• Cerro Tristeza, in Anzoátegui state

Football clubs

• C.A. Cerro, a football club from Montevideo, Uruguay
• Club Cerro Corá, a football club from Asunción, Paraguay
• Cerro Largo F.C., a football club from Melo, Uruguay
• Cerro Porteño, a football club from Asunción, Paraguay
• Club Cerro Porteño, a football club from Presidente Franco, Paraguay

See also

• • • Cero (disambiguation)
• Serro, a municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil
• Cerrito (disambiguation)