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Salar de Uiyni. Flora and fauna The slopes of the Andes are covered with dense forests. In the upper slopes are growing deciduous trees, which are dominated by alder, in the lower - cinchona tree , tree ferns , bamboo and vines . In the north- eastern part of the Andes grow tropical rainforest dominated by palm trees. It is here that coca bush is actively cultivated. In the south of the Andes there are sparse and dry deciduous forest. In the vicinity of Lake Titicaca are quebracho forests. In Oriente dominate tall-grass savannas . In the north -east of the Plains begins damp forest, which is part of the Amazon jungle . The southern part of the Oriente occupy savanna with xerophytic shrubs and tropical swamp forests and woodlands , and in the extreme south - the dry tropical forests and woodlands . Fauna of Bolivia is very diverse. On the plateau of the Altiplano there are llama , alpaca, vicuna , guanaco , fox , chinchilla, viskacha , armadillos and rodents . In the north- eastern part of the Andes ( Yungas ) live jaguar, capybara , peccaries and tapirs . In the eastern savannas one can see rhea ostrich , deer, armadillo , anteater and bakers. The north of the Oriente in tropical rain forests is home to monkeys, sloths, peccaries , tapirs , ocelot , maned wolf, bush dog , fox, aardvark , badger, porcupine , armadillo, capybara and bats . In the rivers of northern Oriente live large caimans , crocodiles and snakes . Here there is a large number of tropical birds and a lot of insects. In Lake Titicaca, Bolivia and rivers are inhabited by a lot of fish , including the usual perch , trout, and piranha .">Bolivia is located almost in the center of South America. The area of the country - 1,098,581 square meters. In the north and east it is bordered by Brazil to the south- east - with Paraguay , in the south - with Argentina and the West - with Chile and Peru. Bolivia has no outlet to the ocean. In the western part of the country stretch the Andes mountains . The mountain area is divided into three regions : Western Cordillera , Cordillera Real and the Altiplano high plateau that separates these ranges. In the area of the Western Cordillera there are volcanoes , like the extinct and existing , among them - the highest point in the country - an extinct volcano Sajama ( 6542 m) . Eastern plains occupy most of the country . The main rivers of the country - Beni in northern Cordillera Real, Desaguadero in the Altiplano and Mamore with numerous tributaries in the eastern plains . In Bolivia, Lake Titicaca is also located , and Poopó Koypasa . Lake Titicaca is located on the border of Bolivia and Peru. It was formed in a tectonic depression. This is the largest high-altitude navigable lake in the world, it is located at an altitude of 3812 m, its area - 8446 square meters. km . Salt Lake Poopó lies at an altitude of 3690 m to the west of Poopó is salty and dry up periodically Koypasa lake . Koypasa is located south of the salt marshes , among them - the largest in the world - Salar de Uiyni.
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