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
Wallatiri is located in Bolivia
Wallatiri
Wallatiri
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,100 m (13,500 ft)[1]
Coordinates18°17′15″S 66°57′31″W / 18.28750°S 66.95861°W / -18.28750; -66.95861
Geography
LocationBolivia, Oruro Department, Poopó Province
Parent rangeAndes

References

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  1. ^ BIGM map 1:50,000 Huanuni 6239-III
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ Bolivia - Highlands Naturetrek Tour Report 21-30 November 2005: Andean Goose Chloephaga melanoptera: [...] known in Quechua and Aymará as wallata.
  4. ^ "Sernageomin baja a alerta Verde al volcán Guallatiri en Putre". SERNAGEOMIN, Ministerio de Minería, Chile. Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "Chile (July-August 2015): Salar de Surire". ai.stanford.edu. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  6. ^ "Poopó". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2015.