ARTE ReportageBolivia: A Lake Becomes a Desert

25 min

Available until 09/10/2026

03/11/2023

On the altiplano, the high plateaux of Bolivia, the country's second largest lake, has recently disappeared, what remains is a salt desert where Lake Poopó once was. This has already had major consequences for the locol people and the biodiversity of the area.

Director

Sophie Bontemps

Author

Sophie Bontemps

Image

Nicolas Muñoz

Editing

Céline Moreau

Translation

Juliette Igier

Country

France

Year

2023

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