Cordillera

Summary
Cordillera is a successful extension of Vale. It is a mountain range northeast of the City of Vale, on the border of the kingdom walls; It also should be noted that this is the hometown of Takoizu Hargrove and Brooklynne Vigile. Cordillera is defended from danger as it is inside the Kingdom walls and a group of Huntsman are assigned to a periodic clean-up of Grimm in the area as well. The population of Cordillera is roughly over 5,300.

While most of the other mountains average around 2,000 to 7,000 feet tall, the tallest mountain in Cordillera reaches over 13,000 feet. The mountains in the area are owned and used by the Schnee Dust Company for mining operations. Many of the mines are located a few hundred feet below the summit of the mountain ranges. Most of the houses in Cordillera are located near the base of the mountains, away from the mines.

Geography & Climate:
Cordillera is a mountain range located approximately 5 miles Northeast from the City of Vale. It's mostly surrounded by forests, a reason why many don't wander too far out from their homes. Being a mountain range, Cordillera is generally cold around most of the year.

About 23% of the area is used for housing, around 37% is used for Dust mining, and the other 50% is left untouched. The residential area of Cordillera consists of a single, large town.

Economy:
The main source of income for Cordillera is its Dust mines, it makes up more than a third of the economy there. Another common job in Cordillera is weapon forging and the most renowned weapon forger in Cordillera happens to be Takoizu's father, Andrew Hargrove. About 17% of arms owned by Huntsman in training came from Cordillera. Aside from those two jobs, markets and department stores make up the rest of Cordillera's economy. Every

Transportation:
Within the city, most people get around by walking, riding bikes, or driving on the developed roads and sidewalks. For miners, they usually take a gondola up to the Dust mines near the summit.

Education:
Cordillera has a schooling system that runs through kindergarten through eighth grade. After that, students must go through specialized schools that teach them various skills such as:
 * Mining
 * Weapon Forging
 * Geology
 * Aerodynamics