Pampa

In the high puna west of Lake Titicaca, Pampa lies near the lakes and wetlands of Lagunillas. Grasses grow around the cold waters, where Chilean flamingos and several kinds of duck gather. Streams from the surrounding mountains feed the lake complex; its drainage joins the Cabanillas and then the Coata, which carries water east into Titicaca. The open slopes and wet hollows form a landscape quite different from the sheltered valleys below.