| Alpacas originate from the high altiplano of South America, and must withstand vast climate changes. |
| The farm is situated on the Andean altiplano at 4,000 metres above sea level, where there are only grasslands for grazing and underground springs that bring water to the highland wetlands. |
| The vanguard sector in this struggle is the well-organized Aymara peasants, who have descended en masse from the altiplano, above the capital. |
| Atmospheric circulation over the Bolivian altiplano during dry and wet periods and extreme phases of the southern oscillation. |
| The foundation of the Bolivian diet in the Andean highlands or altiplano is the potato. |
| Moreover, the traffic into Potosi necessarily included huge quantities of food and drink produced all over the altiplano and in the lowlands on either side. |
