Synonyms of altiplano

altiplano

noun

ˌal-ti-ˈplä-(ˌ)nō 

as in plateau

a broad flat area of elevated land

a cold wind from the Andes swept across the altiplano

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plateau
• highland
• mesa
• tableland
• dome
• table
• upland
• butte
• puna
• height
• karoo

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of altiplano

Built in the late 19 th century to transport the altiplano’s abundant metals and minerals, the railway line once ran from Bolivia’s de facto capital La Paz to the Pacific port of Antofagasta in Chile. — The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025

Tiwanaku communities first emerged in an altiplano, or high plain, of the Andes called the Titicaca Basin, named after Lake Titicaca. — Gina Park, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2025

The landscape changed around me; condensing from plains, desert, and mountains into the jungles of Central America, then unfolding in reverse, into the expanse of the altiplano. — J.r. Patterson, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Feb. 2022

The world's largest salt flat covers 4,000 square miles of Bolivian altiplano. — Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2021

Which is why Steve Ruff, a planetary scientist at Arizona State University and a key player in the Home Plate analysis, traveled thousands of miles to El Tatio, a series of hot springs in the rare air of Chile’s altiplano. — Jeffrey Marlow, Discover Magazine, 28 Nov. 2016