"Some of the world’s best rain forest and volcanic hiking can be found within the lush canopied Caribbean trail systems. Chock-full of waterfalls and hot springs, bright-colored birds and howling monkeys, flora-lined trails cut through thick, fragrant forests and up cloud-covered mountains." (NYT.)
Is "up" a verb in the passage above?
No, it's a preposition (parallel with "through"): through thick, fragrant forests and up cloud-covered mountains
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No, it's a preposition (parallel with "through"):
through thick, fragrant forests and up cloud-covered mountains