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Paramo
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paramo [′pär·ə‚mō]
(ecology)
A biological community, essentially a grassland, covering extensive high areas in equatorial mountains of the Western Hemisphere.
Paramo 

high-mountain evergreen vegetation of the Equatorial Andes of Central and South America. Paramos are found at elevations from 3,000 to 4,500 m. They consist of sparse stands of low trees (2–5 m tall), chiefly pines and yuccas (mostly of the family Compositae). The herbaceous cover includes caespitose xerophyllic grasses with some pulvinate and rosette plants.
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The Web-based Real Estate Multiple Criteria Negotiation Decision ... by Urbanavicene, Vita; Kaklauskas, Artfiras; Zavadskas, Edmundas K.; Seniut, Mark / International Journal of Strategic Property Management
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Water--energy of the earth: high in the clouds of the Andean paramos, ... by Balaguer, Alejandro / Americas (English Edition)
Paramos a una luz roja y el senala con su dedo a un hotel a la derecha.
RECORRIDO POR LA FRONTERA by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
 
 
 
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