| Even today rack railways are not too uncommon in some countries, especially mountainous ones. |
| In these mountainous areas, the typical Caucasian home is built like a fortress, with high watchtowers and six-metre walls. |
| Madeira's is a mountainous interior, mysteriously wreathed by a cover of clouds. |
| People from all over the world study in this colorful, mountainous country, long renowned for its inexpensive schools. |
| However, surrounding tribes rose up and forced a desperate retreat through mountainous country. |
| Minority groups in this small, mountainous country include the Mon-Khmer, the Yao, and the Hmong. |
