About this Photo

A park guard plants a seedling of the \"Queñua\" tree, a native plant of the highlands, in Coripata National Park, Pongo, La Paz, Bolivia. This is part of a citizen reforestation initiative in sub-Andean areas, together with park rangers from the National Protected Areas Service (SERNAPI) of Bolivia. These trees take a long time to grow, but are highly resistant to wind and the altitude, nearly 4,000 meters below the Andes, and more than 50 trees have been planted.
The trees will primarily help retain water naturally in the event of droughts that may occur in the town of Pongo and the transformation of the landscape.