Wallatani (Bolivia)

For the mountain in the Arequipa Region Region, Peru, see Wallatani (Peru).
For the lake in Bolivia, see Wallatani Lake.
Wallatani
Highest point
Elevation 5,336 m (17,507 ft) [1]
Coordinates 17°00′39″S 67°21′41″W / 17.01083°S 67.36139°W / -17.01083; -67.36139Coordinates: 17°00′39″S 67°21′41″W / 17.01083°S 67.36139°W / -17.01083; -67.36139
Geography
Location Bolivia
La Paz Department
Parent range Andes, Kimsa Cruz

Wallatani (Aymara wallata snow ball, snow lump / Andean goose,[2][3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a snow ball", "the one with a snow lump" or "the one with the Andean goose", hispanicized spelling Huallatani) is a 5,336 metres (17,507 ft) high mountain in the west of the Kimsa Cruz mountain range in the Bolivian Andes. It is situated in the La Paz Department, Loayza Province, Malla Municipality. Wallatani lies west of Wallatani Lake and southeast of the mountain Ch'uxña Quta.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ IGM map 1:50,000 6142-IV 'Yaco'
  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
  4. ↑ "Malla". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved August 25, 2014. (labelled Huayllani)
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