Lake Poopó (Spanish: Lago Poopó Spanish: [ˈlaɣo po.oˈpo]) was a large saline lake in a shallow depression in the Altiplano in Oruro Department, Bolivia, at an altitude of approximately 3,700 m (12,100 ft). [2][3] Due to the lake's length and width (90 by 32 km; 56 by 20 mi), it made up the eastern half of Oruro, known as a mining region in south...

2021年1月11日 · Lake Poopó, is found at nearly 3,700 meters above sea level in the “Altiplano”, a large plateau in the centre of the Andes mountains. It is an endorheic basin: nothing flows out, and water is...

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2021年8月5日 · Found almost 3,700 meters above sea level, Bolivia's Lake Poopo sits on a large plateau in the Andes Mountains. It is characterized as an endorheic basin where water does not flow out and is only...

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) …

Lake Poopó used to have a permanent lake body of 1,000 km2. It was 92 kilometers long and 32 kilometers wide, occupying the eastern half of the Oruro Department, one of the most important mining regions of Bolivia.

2023年10月20日 · Historically, the Urus were a hunting and fishing people, their lives intricately woven into the rhythms of Lake Poopó. They resided on ingenious floating islands that allowed them to harness the lake’s resources and navigate its ever-changing landscape.

2017年2月1日 · Battered by the blinding sun that reigns supreme in Bolivia’s arid high plain, Urus-Muratos villagers from three Lake Poopó communities waited impatiently. In an otherwise soundless sky, a helicopter’s approach galvanized the morning crowd into a flurry of activity.

2020年8月27日 · Bolivia's second largest lake, Poopó has been damaged by the diversion of rivers, the climate crisis, and mining activities—which have continued despite the pandemic—to the point of putting at risk all the life systems that depend on it.

2016年2月10日 · Lake Poopó is Bolivia’s second largest lake; rather, it was until it dried up. Droughts and human activity have accounted for the lost lake which has essentially dried up completely this year. The slow descent of the lake’s shorelines in the past years caused concern among locals who relied on the fish from the lake.