Wallatiri (Poopó)
Wallatiri (Aymara wallata snow ball, snow lump; Andean goose,[2][3] -(i)ri a suffix, translated as "abundance of Andean geese"[4] or "habitat of the Andean geese",[5] hispanicized spelling Huallatiri) is a mountain in the Andes of Bolivia, about 4,100 m (13,500 ft) high. It is situated in the Oruro Department, Poopó Province, Poopó Municipality. Wallatiri lies south of Qala Pirqata.[6]
Wallatiri | |
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![]() ![]() Wallatiri Location within Bolivia | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,100 m (13,500 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 18°17′15″S 66°57′31″W |
Geography | |
Location | Bolivia, Oruro Department, Poopó Province |
Parent range | Andes |
References
- BIGM map 1:50,000 Huanuni 6239-III
- Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
- Bolivia - Highlands Naturetrek Tour Report 21-30 November 2005: Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera: [...] known in Quechua and Aymará as wallata.
- "Sernageomin baja a alerta Verde al volcán Guallatiri en Putre". SERNAGEOMIN, Ministerio de Minería, Chile. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- "Chile (July-August 2015): Salar de Surire". ai.stanford.edu. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- "Poopó". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
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