Showing posts with label Bolivia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bolivia. Show all posts
La Paz, the administrative capital of Bolivia, is a city unlike any other on the planet. At an elevation of around 3,650 meters above sea level, Laz Paz is regarded as the highest de facto capital city in the world. The staggering height of the city is only surpassed by its incredible beauty. La Paz sits in a gorgeous bowl-like depression and is surrounded by massive mountains.
La Paz is a vibrant city and is an important cultural center of Bolivia. It is renowned for its unique markets, very unusual topography, and traditional culture. La Paz is unforgettable at one's first sight. However, the true beauty of the city lies in the life it holds within the valley walls.
La Paz is a vibrant city and is an important cultural center of Bolivia. It is renowned for its unique markets, very unusual topography, and traditional culture. La Paz is unforgettable at one's first sight. However, the true beauty of the city lies in the life it holds within the valley walls.
The Altiplano, also known as the Andean Plateau, is a high plateau that towers over the southern Andes, the longest mountain range in the world. It is located in west-central South America where the Andes are at their widest. The Altiplano is the most extensive are of high plateau on Earth outside of Tibet. It has an average height of about 3,750 meters.
The Altiplano is a sediment filled depression between the eastern and the western chains of the Andes. This area of inland drainage occupies parts of northern Chile and Argentina, western Bolivia and southern Peru. The filling of the depression occurred millions of years ago as an ancient seabed was pushed up when the modern peaks were elevated. The Altiplano, which was originally an area of land covered entirely by Lake Ballivan, has drained over time and is now an area of outstanding natural beauty.
The Altiplano is a place of amazing natural beauty. Lake Titicaca, straddling the Peru–Bolivia border, is its best known geographical feature. Another beautiful lake here is the Poopo, a salt lake that extends south of Oruro, Bolivia. The
Altiplano is simply a stunning part of the globe encompassing areas such as Salar de Uyuni and Salar de Coipasa, two large and beautiful dry salt flats formed after the Altiplano paleolakes dried out.
Attractions along the Altiplano include Atacama Desert and Amazon Rainforest. Atacama Desert is the driest place on earth and is situated south of the Altiplano. To the east of the Altiplano is the largest tropical rainforest on Earth, Amazon Rainforest. Some areas of the Altiplano are protected, including Chile’s Lauca National Park, near the town of Arica.
Located in the southwest Bolivia, Salar de Uyuni is one of the world's strangest places. At an elevation of 3,656 meters above sea level, it offers an unbelievable scenery of the world. Salar de Uyuni is not only the world’s largest salt flat, it is also the world’s biggest reserve of lithium. It is regarded as the best place on Earth to callibrate satellites. Salar de Uyuni is ready to give you an experience that has to be seen to be believed.
Covering an area of 10,582 square kilometers, Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the world's largest salt flat. The whole area is covered by a few meters of salt crust. This thick layer of salt crust has an extraordinary flatness. The crust serves as a huge source of salt for Bolivia. Under this crust of salt lies a pool of brine containing the biggest lithium reserves in the world. It basically contains more than half of the world's lithium reserves.
Salar de Uyuni is considered an ideal object for calibrating the altimeters of Earth observation satellites because of its large area, clear skies and the exceptional flatness of the surface. It was formed as a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes. Regarded as the world’s largest salt flat, the fact Salar de Uyuni is seen as being beautiful is because of both its unusual landscape and the amount of uncommon animals that inhabit the area.
Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is normally an arid, barren surface of salt, creating one of the least inhabitable areas of the world. However, when this ancient lake bed is covered with a few centimeters of water during the rainy season, it becomes one of the world's largest mirrors. Salar de Uyuni is, surely, one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
Covering an area of 10,582 square kilometers, Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the world's largest salt flat. The whole area is covered by a few meters of salt crust. This thick layer of salt crust has an extraordinary flatness. The crust serves as a huge source of salt for Bolivia. Under this crust of salt lies a pool of brine containing the biggest lithium reserves in the world. It basically contains more than half of the world's lithium reserves.
Salar de Uyuni is considered an ideal object for calibrating the altimeters of Earth observation satellites because of its large area, clear skies and the exceptional flatness of the surface. It was formed as a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes. Regarded as the world’s largest salt flat, the fact Salar de Uyuni is seen as being beautiful is because of both its unusual landscape and the amount of uncommon animals that inhabit the area.
Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is normally an arid, barren surface of salt, creating one of the least inhabitable areas of the world. However, when this ancient lake bed is covered with a few centimeters of water during the rainy season, it becomes one of the world's largest mirrors. Salar de Uyuni is, surely, one of the most beautiful places on Earth.
The Amazon Rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. It is a moist broad-leaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America. The Amazon Rainforest is the world's greatest natural resource - the
most powerful and bio-actively diverse natural phenomenon on the planet.
Amazon Rainforest covers over 500,000 square kilometers of land and makes it the largest of all rainforests on earth. It extends over nine individual countries in South America. The vast region of Amazon Rainforest spans across Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. Over half of the world's largest rainforest is located in Brazil.
Within this vast amount of land lives the animals and plants that make the area so beautiful. It supports millions of plant, animal and insect species. 10% of the world's known species live in the Amazon Rainforest. It is home to around 2.5 million insect species, 2000 animal species and over 40000 plant species. 20% of the world's bird species live in the Amazon Rainforest. There are also a number of dangerous species living in the Amazon rainforest such as the cougar, jaguar and anaconda.
The landscape of Amazon Rainforest contains 1.4 billion acres of dense forests, half of the planet's remaining tropical forests. It also contains 4,100 miles of winding rivers, 2.6 million square miles in the Amazon basin, about 40 percent of South America.
The Amazon Rainforest has long been a symbol of mystery and power, a sacred link between humans and nature. There is a clear link between the health of the Amazon and the health of the planet. The rain forests, which contain 90-140 billion metric tons of carbon, help stabilize local and global climate.
The Amazon Rainforest is the richest biological incubator on the planet. It is also a virtual library of chemical invention. In these archives, drugs like quinine, muscle relaxants, steroids and cancer drugs are found.
Amazon Rainforest covers over 500,000 square kilometers of land and makes it the largest of all rainforests on earth. It extends over nine individual countries in South America. The vast region of Amazon Rainforest spans across Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. Over half of the world's largest rainforest is located in Brazil.
Within this vast amount of land lives the animals and plants that make the area so beautiful. It supports millions of plant, animal and insect species. 10% of the world's known species live in the Amazon Rainforest. It is home to around 2.5 million insect species, 2000 animal species and over 40000 plant species. 20% of the world's bird species live in the Amazon Rainforest. There are also a number of dangerous species living in the Amazon rainforest such as the cougar, jaguar and anaconda.
The landscape of Amazon Rainforest contains 1.4 billion acres of dense forests, half of the planet's remaining tropical forests. It also contains 4,100 miles of winding rivers, 2.6 million square miles in the Amazon basin, about 40 percent of South America.
The Amazon Rainforest has long been a symbol of mystery and power, a sacred link between humans and nature. There is a clear link between the health of the Amazon and the health of the planet. The rain forests, which contain 90-140 billion metric tons of carbon, help stabilize local and global climate.
The Amazon Rainforest is the richest biological incubator on the planet. It is also a virtual library of chemical invention. In these archives, drugs like quinine, muscle relaxants, steroids and cancer drugs are found.
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