Volcanic Activity, Altiplano, Bolivia
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
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Volcanic Activity, Altiplano, Bolivia
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Venetia Featherstone-Witty
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Photograph - Photographs
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The Altiplano (Spanish for "high plain"), Collao (Quechua and Aymara: Qullaw, meaning "place of the Qulla"), Andean Plateau or Bolivian Plateau, in west-central South America, is the area where the Andes are the widest. It is the most extensive area of high plateau on Earth outside Tibet. The bulk of the Altiplano lies in Bolivia, but its northern parts lie in Peru, and its southern parts lie in Chile and Argentina.
The plateau hosts several cities of these three nations, including El Alto, La Paz, Oruro, and Puno. The northeastern Altiplano is more humid than the southwestern area. The latter area has several salares, or salt flats, due to its aridity. At the Bolivia–Peru border lies Lake Titicaca, the largest lake in South America. South of that in Bolivia was Lake Poopó, which was declared dried up and defunct as of December 2015. It is unclear if this second-largest lake in Bolivia can be revitalized.
The Altiplano was the site of several pre-Columbian cultures, including the Chiripa, Tiawanaku and the Inca Empire. Spain conquered the region in the 16th century.
Major economic activities in the Altiplano include mining, llama and vicuña herding, and services in the cities. There is some international tourism.
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Comments (18)
Laurie Search
What a fantastic, cool image, Venetia!!!! :)))vf
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you very much, Laurie - this was one of my many adventures which I hope to continue before the end of the year!!
Femina Photo Art By Maggie
Congratulations! Your outstanding work has been featured in Pretty in Pink Blue or Purple. Please feel free to add it to the features/archive thread. l/f/twt
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you so much Maggie for the feature in "Pretty in Pink, Blue or Purple" and for the f/l/tweet :)
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you Jan for the feature in Shadows, Silhouettes and Reflections"
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