tierra templada definition
Altitude zones. Copyright John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2000. Tierra templada (temperate land) is the area between 900 and 1800 m (3000 to 6000 ft) where mean annual temperatures are usually between about 18Â°C and 25Â°C (64Â°F to 77Â°F). The natural vegetation in these zones is temperate forest, such as oak and pine-oak forest.