Lama (geology)

Lama is a local toponym that denotes a wide furrow in the ground typical of the Murge landscape.

Since they contain fertile soil, they are distinguishable from the nearby typical area of the Murge plateau, that is almost everywhere stony, arid and hard to grow.

[2] Lamas also occur in proximity of such notable dolines as Pulo di Altamura, Gurio Lamanna and Tre Paduli.

Lamas are made up of alluvial soil deposited over the millennia and they are very fertile, in juxtaposition with the fractured limestone rocks typical of the Murge plateau.

The high permeability of the whole region is responsible for the low surface runoff and the higher amount of water flowing underground.