Puna grassland

Puna grassland
Puna grassland in the Chilean altiplano
Geography
Area586,100 km2 (226,300 sq mi)
Countries

The puna grassland ecoregion, part of the Andean montane grasslands and shrublands biome, is found in the central Andes Mountains of South America. It is considered one of the eight Natural Regions in Peru, but extends south, across Chile, Bolivia, and western northwest Argentina. The term puna encompasses diverse ecosystems of the high Central Andes above 3200–3400 m.

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