Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AltiplanoAltiplano - Wikipedia

    The Altiplano (Spanish for "high plain"), Collao (Quechua and Aymara: Qullaw, meaning "place of the Qulla") or Andean Plateau, in west-central South America, is the most extensive high plateau on Earth outside Tibet.

  2. Aug 1, 2017 · The Altiplano is a high-elevation plateau, or plain, that stretches across large parts of southern Peru and western Bolivia and has small areas in Chile and Argentina. It is the widest part of the Andes mountain range and consists of several mountain basins that are connected together.

  3. Altiplano, region of southeastern Peru and western Bolivia. The Altiplano originates northwest of Lake Titicaca in southern Peru and extends about 600 miles (965 km) southeast to the southwestern corner of Bolivia.

  4. www.encyclopedia.com › latin-american-and-caribbean-physical-geography › altiplanoAltiplano | Encyclopedia.com

    May 17, 2018 · Between the two, lies the Altiplano. The Altiplano is the most densely populated region of Bolivia and the site of its famous ruins, it includes the seat of government, La Paz, close to Lake Titicaca. Sucre, the legal capital, lies in the Andean foothills.

  5. The Altiplano isn’t just breathtaking landscapes; it’s a buzzing hub of life, defying the odds at such dizzying heights. The flora and fauna here have pulled off a fantastic evolutionary trick: they’ve adapted to thrive in high-altitude conditions where the air is thin and the temperatures often swing wildly.

  6. The Altiplano (Spanish for "high plain"), Collao (Quechua and Aymara: Qullaw, meaning "place of the Qulla") or Andean Plateau, is the largest high plateau on Earth outside Tibet. It is in South America .

  7. Varying in elevation from 11,200 to 12,800 feet, the Altiplano is a region of high plateaus and vast plains. Long ago the Indians discovered that potatoes and maize could survive on the cold, dry Altiplano, and for thousands of years this grassland has been used for farming.

  8. Apr 16, 2024 · The Altiplano-Puna plateau is a vast, high-altitude region in South America spanning Bolivia, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. It is the widest part of the Andes Mountains. The Altiplano Basin is a vast sedimentary basin between the Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Oriental mountain ranges.

  9. May 7, 2014 · The vast Altiplano plateau in the South American Andes Mountains formed not gradually, but through rapid growth spurts, a new geological study suggests.

  10. Feb 5, 2024 · The Bolivian Altiplano is an ethereal world of colours and contours, of dramatic scenery and rugged horizons, of hardy wildlife and out of this world sunsets. This is the Bolivian Outback: that remote corner of the country that’s difficult to reach but totally impossible to forget.