Wallatiri (La Paz)

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This article is about the mountain in the Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Wallatiri (disambiguation).
Wallatiri
Wallatiri is located in Bolivia
Wallatiri
Wallatiri
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation4,000 m (13,000 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°26′13″S 68°50′29″W / 17.43694°S 68.84139°W / -17.43694; -68.84139Coordinates: 17°26′13″S 68°50′29″W / 17.43694°S 68.84139°W / -17.43694; -68.84139
Geography
LocationBolivia, La Paz Department
Parent rangeAndes

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 4,000 m (13,000 ft) high. It is located in the La Paz Department, Pacajes Province, Calacoto Municipality.[1][6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Boliviam IGM map Rosario Hoja 5841-IV
  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. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "Chile (July-August 2015): Salar de Surire". ai.stanford.edu. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  6. ^ "Calacoto". INE, Bolivia. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2015.


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