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Jan 11, 2021 · Published: January 11, 2021 11:36am EST. A huge lake in Bolivia has almost entirely disappeared. Lake Poopó used to be the country’s second largest, after Lake Titicaca, and just a few decades ...
Lake Poopó ( Spanish: Lago Poopó Spanish: [ˈlaɣo po.oˈpo]) was a large saline lake in a shallow depression in the Altiplano Mountains in Oruro Department, Bolivia, at an altitude of approximately 3,700 m (12,100 ft).
- Lago Poopó (Spanish)
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Lake Poopó, lake in west-central Bolivia, occupying a shallow depression in the Altiplano, or high plateau, at 12,090 feet (3,686 metres) above sea level.Historically the country’s second largest lake, it covered 977 square miles (2,530 square km) at low stage and was about 56 miles (90 km) long and 20 miles (32 km) wide, though only 8 to 10 feet (2.4 to 3 metres) deep.
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Aug 3, 2021 · Bolivia’s Lake Poopo was once a fountain of life for local inhabitants, who fished from its teeming waters and farmed along its banks. Now it is a desert.
Nov 2, 2022 · Lake Poopo, once Bolivia's second-largest, has mostly disappeared—taking with it a centuries-old culture reliant entirely on its bounty. Felix Mauricio, a member of the Uru Indigenous community ...
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Aug 5, 2021 · Lake Poopo was once Bolivia's second-largest lake. Only a few decades ago, during its wet season peak, it would be filled with water stretching about 70 km end to end, covering roughly 3,000 sq km ...
Jan 21, 2016 · By Brian Clark Howard. January 21, 2016. • 4 min read. Bolivia's second largest lake, Poopó, has all but dried up, threatening the livelihood of fishing communities and spelling ecological ...
