: a treeless windswept tableland or basin in the higher Andes
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Reviving the amunas could be complemented by projects to restore the puna, the high-altitude tundra ecosystem that, when healthy, holds water like a sponge.
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Simeon Tegel, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Dec. 2022
Simeon Tegel, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Dec. 2022
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Etymology
American Spanish, from Quechua
First Known Use
1604, in the meaning defined above
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“Puna.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/puna. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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