Bolivia’s Great Tectonic Lakes
Context
Researchers exploring Bolivia’s Great Tectonic Lakes discovered a landscape transformed over centuries by sophisticated engineering and diverse agricultural traditions.
The Great Tectonic Lakes of Exaltación (Rogaguado and Ginebra) lie in Beni department, southwestern Amazon.
Part of the Municipal Protected Area of Grandes Lagos Tectónicos de Exaltación and the Río Yata Ramsar wetland complex recognised by UNESCO for ecological and cultural value.
Located in the Llanos de Moxos, among the largest wetland systems of the Amazon basin, with savannas, gallery forests, and floodplains.
Prelims Practice MCQs
Q. The Llanos de Moxos region is recently seen in news related to:
A. Is a recently formed wetland created only in the post-colonial period
B. Contains one of the largest wetland systems in the Amazon with long-term human modification
C. Is entirely unaffected by Indigenous occupation
D. Was declared a Ramsar site solely for its rare mammal species
Correct answer: B
Explanation: Llanos de Moxos is a vast wetland system with evidence of long-term human shaping through earthworks and water-management structures.