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Dear Cosmic Travel,

Hi there!! Our trip was unforgettable, and I would absolutely do it again. The guide we got was a great guy, and we had a great time (it would be hard to not have a good time in the Salar).It was the most amazing experience I had. Read more...

Michael Smith ,
usa.

Terrain: rugged Andes Mountains with a highland plateau (Altiplano), hills, lowland plains of the Amazon Basin
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Rio Paraguay 90 m
highest point: Nevado Sajama 6,542 m
Natural resources: tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower
Land use:
arable land: 2.78%
permanent crops: 0.19%
other: 97.03% (2005)
Irrigated land: 1,320 km² (2003)
Total renewable water resources: 622.5 cu km (2000)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural:
total: 1.44 km³/yr (13%/7%/81%)
per capita: 157 m³/yr (2000)
Natural hazards: flooding in the northeast (March–April)
Environment - current issues: the clearing of land for agricultural purposes and the international demand for tropical timber are contributing to deforestation; soil erosion from overgrazing and poor cultivation methods (including slash-and-burn agriculture); desertification; loss of biodiversity; industrial pollution of water supplies used for drinking and irrigation
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection
Geography - note: landlocked; shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake (elevation 3,805 m), with Peru

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