Definition of "altiplano" []

• A high plateau, as in the Andean regions of Bolivia, Peru, and Argentina. (noun)

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• "Suffice to say for now that the Bolivian "altiplano" long suffering and long exploited natives want now to benefit from the oil and gas of the Santa Cruz province, the newcomer and the booming area of Bolivia."
• "The regions being explored in search of appropriate species include the 'altiplano' or high plains of the Bolivian Andes, mountainous areas of Canada, China, the western United States, southeast Europe (especially the Balkans), and the eastern shores of the Mediterranean:"
• "Finally, Rafo León writes in his column for the magazine Somos of the newspaper El Comercio about some interesting aspects of globalization and its harmful effects in the Peruvian altiplano."