Central Andean dry puna

Central Andean dry puna (NT1001)
Central Andean dry puna (NT1001)
	Laguna Verde, Bolivia
	Location in central South America
Ecology
Realm	Neotropical
Biome	montane grasslands and shrublands
Borders	List Sechura Desert; Atacama Desert; Chilean matorral; Southern Andean steppe; Central Andean puna; Central Andean wet puna; Bolivian montane dry forests;
Geography
Area	307,430 km2 (118,700 sq mi)
Countries	Argentina, Bolivia, Chile
Coordinates	21.0000°S 68.0000°W
Rivers	Desaguadero River, Lauca River, Río Grande de Lipez,
Conservation
Conservation status	Relatively stable/intact
Protected	15.3%

The Central Andean dry puna (NT1001) is an ecoregion in the montane grasslands and shrublands biome, located in the Andean Altiplano (high plateau) in South America. It is a part of the Puna grassland.

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