Definition of "paramo" []

• A treeless alpine plateau of the Andes and tropical South America. (noun)

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• "This ecoregion is limited by altitude running from lowlands to 3300 meters (m) or ending when the vegetative structure changes to paramo, which is then considered the Sierra Marta paramo ecoregion."
• "A 'paramo' in the Andes is a district some 1700 or 2000 fathoms high, where vegetation ceases, and the cold is piercing."
• "In Colombia, outside of the capital which enjoys pure agua de paramo you have to be careful with the water."