La Provincia de Sandia, su territorio en su mayor parte está conformado por ceja de selva, selva alta y selva, de la Región Puno, en la zona de la selva cuenta con una variada biodiversidad constituidas por áreas protegidas como Parques Nacionales (Bahuaja Sonene), Reservas Nacionales (Tambopata) y el Corredor de Conservación Vilcabamba-Amboró (Perú-Bolivia).
Está localizada en la zona Nor Oriental del departamento de Puno, su superficie se caracteriza por contar con varios pisos ecológicos que van desde los 500 hasta los 5,900 m.s.n.m., es atravesada por una cadena de nevados, sus valles son estrechos, profundos y encajonados, con temperaturas promedio que van desde una máxima de 25ºC, y una mínima de -3ºC y una temperatura media de 7.5ºC, teniendo una superficie total de 11,862.41 Km2.
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The first domesticated animals were dogs, which were used for hunting. Sheep and goats were probably domesticated next. People also domesticated cattle and pigs. Most of these animals had once been hunted for hides and meat.
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Now many of them are also sources of milk, cheese, and butter. Eventually, people used domesticated animals such as oxen for plowing, pulling, and transportation.
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