Abstract
The Altiplano is a vast intermontane basin in the Central Andes of Peru, Bolivia and Argentina, lying between the Western and Eastern Cordilleras (Fig. 1). It is about 2000 km long and 200 km wide with an altitude varying from 3700 to 4600 metres. It is an endorheic basin. The north and centre of the Altiplano are occupied by large permanently flooded lakes: Lakes Titicaca and Poopo. The southern part is more arid and is the site of “salares”*: Coipasa and Uyuni.
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Lavenu, A. (1992). Origins. In: Dejoux, C., Iltis, A. (eds) Lake Titicaca. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 68. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2406-5_1
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