basins but below more cold highlands such as the Altiplano and the Puna de Atacama.

Examples of mesothermal valleys are:
*Central Valley of Cochabamba (c. 2500 m a.s.l.), Bolivia
*Valle de la Concepción (c. 1750 m a.s.l.), Bolivia
*Tafí del Valle (c. 2000 m a.s.l.), Argentina
*Bolsón de Fiambalá