Ballivián (lake)

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The Ballivián was a lake that is said to have been located in the Pleistocene (1,600,000-10,000) on the current border between Peru and Bolivia in the Andes . It is said to have filled the entire area of ​​the current Altiplano . After its dissolution, it formed two smaller lakes, Lake Titicaca in the north of its area and Lake Minchin , the predecessor of what is now Lake Poopó , in its south. It is believed that its level was about 100 m above the level of what is now Lake Titicaca.

literature

  • Mandy Lineback, Jason Gritzner, Bolivia , p.23f (Eng., Partial view)