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altiplanos

noun

plural of altiplano

as in plateaus

a broad flat area of elevated land a cold wind from the Andes swept across the altiplano

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Smith Galer writes powerfully about the experiences of Kichwa speakers in the Ecuadorian highlands.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Over thousands of years, Martian winds have sculpted this volcanic sand into dunes that now ripple through the floor of Kaiser Crater, a 129-mile-wide (207-kilometer-wide) impact basin in the planet's southern highlands.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 July 2026

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From coast to coast, the United States is dotted with sweeping coastal vistas, sparkling lakes, verdant national parks, towering mountains, majestic mesas and countless scenic roads that connect east to west and north to south.

— Rebecca R. Norris, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Beginning in the late 1960s, artists abandoned galleries in favour of deserts, salt flats, mesas, and remote terrain, using these surroundings as both setting and material.

— Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

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