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puna

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Definition of puna

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Recent Examples of puna 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. — 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. — Deepa Bharath, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2024 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. — Simeon Tegel, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Dec. 2022

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Popular expat retirement venues include the capital, Panama City; Boquete, a town in the highlands with a somewhat cooler climate; Coronado on the Pacific Coast; and the inland city of David.

— William P. Barrett, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
But critics point out a growing gap in living standards between coastal areas and communities in the Andean highlands.

— Franklin Briceño, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of highland

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Photos also helped the DNR better understand trends in the lives of many mammals and upland birds such as wild turkeys.

— Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
With seven miles of shoreline, the 892-acre park has plenty of space to explore tidal wetlands interspersed with farmland and upland forests.

— Simon Davidson, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026

Definition of upland

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Each summer, runners carry prayers more than 50 miles from the town of Bluff, Utah, to the high country below the buttes, and the White Mesa Ute community beside the monument holds its Bear Dance each year.

— Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
On July 4, North Dakota gained the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library atop a butte in Medora.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

Definition of butte

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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

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