Llanos de Moxos

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Llanos de Moxos is a vast seasonally flooded tropical savanna and wetland region in northern Bolivia, known for its rich biodiversity and extensive pre-Columbian earthworks.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Llanos de Moxos canonical 2
Bolivian Llanos 1
Bolivian lowlands 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
tropical savanna
wetland region
administrativeRegion Beni Department NERFINISHED
Pando Department NERFINISHED
archaeologicalSignificance evidence of complex pre-Columbian societies
large-scale pre-Hispanic landscape engineering
biome tropical and subtropical grasslands savannas and shrublands
continent South America
country Bolivia
hasClimate tropical
hasCulturalHeritage archaeological mounds
indigenous land-use systems
hasEcosystemType savanna
wetland
hasHydrology seasonally flooded
hasLandUseHistory pre-Columbian agriculture
traditional cattle ranching
hasSeasonality distinct dry season
distinct wet season
hasSoil poorly drained alluvial soils
hasVegetation gallery forests
palm-dominated savannas
seasonally inundated grasslands
knownFor artificial forest islands
canals
causeways
extensive pre-Columbian earthworks
raised fields
rich biodiversity
locatedIn South America
northern Bolivia NERFINISHED
partOf Amazon Basin NERFINISHED
Bolivian Amazon NERFINISHED
recognizedAs important wetland for biodiversity conservation
supportsSpecies aquatic birds
freshwater fish
large mammals
migratory waterfowl
threatenedBy agricultural expansion
deforestation
hydrological alteration
timeDepthOfOccupation pre-Columbian period
traversedBy Beni River NERFINISHED
Iténez River NERFINISHED
Mamore River NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Beni Department contains Llanos de Moxos
Itonama people historicalRegion Llanos de Moxos
this entity surface form: Moxos plains
San Ignacio de Moxos locatedIn Llanos de Moxos
this entity surface form: Bolivian lowlands
Moxo language region Llanos de Moxos
Trinidad locatedOnTerrainFeature Llanos de Moxos
this entity surface form: Bolivian Llanos