Certainly it is a place of rugged geography and land that is more rock than soil.

Because of the rugged geography, efforts to bring roads and new infrastructure to Ngäbe reservations has been limited.

The ethnic diversity and rugged geography of Peru allowed diverse traditions and customs to co-exist.

Because of its rugged geography and the remoteness of the area, the tourism in the park has been scarcely developed.

Given the rugged geography, central governments have generally had limited control over the tribes, a situation that persists to this day.

His works are largely abstract, but many seem to include the shapes of the rivers and mountains that define this country's rugged geography.

Major obstacles to high speed rail in the region include highly competitive airline fares, rugged geography, and funding.

In many far-flung regions, particularly where rugged geography, sparse population, and endemic tropical diseases made military operations extremely hazardous, centralized power never gained effective control.

The rugged geography makes roads vulnerable to landslides, with rocks up to 1.5 tons falling onto Highway 120.

Belize's rugged geography has also made the country's coastline and jungle attractive to drug smugglers, who use the country as a gateway into Mexico.