Lake Poopo, Bolivia's 2nd-largest lake, dries up
Source: CBC News
Posted: Dec 18, 2015 10:24 AM ET
What happens when a lake dries up entirely? In the case of the Lake Poopo in Bolivia, the Andean nation's formerly second largest after the famed Titicaca, the answer is nothing short of devastation.
The saltwater lake was located in the Bolivian altiplano at an altitude of 3,700 metres.
The government has declared the area a "disaster zone," but many say not enough has been done to make the area sustainable again.
"We have no lake. There were flamingos. But after the first few days of December, we are not surprised the lake has dried up," Valerio Calle Rojas, one of 150 fishermen from the Untavi community, told Reuters.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/lake-poopo-bolivia-dries-up-1.3371359
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