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Images - Anconquija Region, Argentina (CPD Site SA35)
CPD Site SA35: Giant peat bogs are an important feature of the high regions of the
Anconquija. Some 20 hm3 of water are held in these wetlands which are over 10,000 years
old. Dozens of species of vascualr plants and many species of animals are restricted to
this habitat. This photo was taken at Cumbres Calchaquíes at 4320 m, Tucumán, Argentina.
Photo: Stephan Halloy.
CPD Site SA35: Peat bogs in Cumbres Calchaquíes, Tucuman, Argentina, which are
home to dozens of endemic vascular plants.
Photo: Stephan Halloy.