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Name of the plateau of Bolivia, embracing Titicaca's area and a southern rectangular area.
High Andean plateau.
the highland plateau of Bolivia.
high altitude grasslands in the central Andes
The high plateau in southern Peru and northwestern Bolivia located around Lake Titicaca.
"High plain," referring to a high plateau in the central Andes of southern Peru and Bolivia.
(Spanish) plateau, high-altitude flat or undulating surface
The Altiplano (Spanish for high plain), where the Andes are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau on earth outside of Tibet. It is an area of inland drainage lying in the central Andes, occupying parts of Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador. Its height averages about 3,300 meters (11,000 feet), somewhat less than that of Tibet.
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