This high puna ecosystem, characterized by its harsh climate and sparse vegetation, is the natural territory of Peru’s national animal, the vicuña—a shy, elusive camelid renowned for having the world’s most luxurious wool.
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David Nolan,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 July 2025
Deep wells or puna are cleaned of dirt and debris so the sea water that enters them through underground channels is clean and conducive to salt making.
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Deepa Bharath,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Jan. 2024
This drought tolerant vine grows naturally on dry, sandy soils in pine forest openings and coastal uplands.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
Today, the uplands are so broadly sunlit that most analysts say future interest rate cuts from the Fed are now likely pushed off into the far distance.
Their final shape, round and big as racquetballs, came together when Dale portioned the dough balls into a silicone half-dome mold.
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Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
2 June 2026
Players from the top European teams, like Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain, had already played sixty matches during their regular seasons, before taking to pitches in heat-dome temperatures of ninety-seven degrees and stifling humidity.
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