Pampa Aullagas by Jim Allen, author "Atlantis: the Andes Solution"

 
Carlos Aliaga with Atlantis expedition jeep looking for hot and cold springs at Poopo village

Preliminary Report: Following on from the Sept 99 Atlantis expedition, Pampa Aullagas was visited by Carlos Aliaga in May 2,000 in the company of his wife, Anna and two young boys, Eduardo and Elahdio, Carlos reported Pampa Aullagas had all three of the required types of stone, ie black, red and white with sandy rings 150ft wide and "two stories high" running around the summit also it has the canal-like river Laca Jahuira discharging into the sea on its north-west side and the Rio Marquez discharging into the sea on its east side. The Rio Marquez brings water down from the mountains to the south whereas the Rio Laca Jahuira connects first with the Salar de Coipasa and thus the Rio Lauca whose origins are in far away Volcan Sajama in the north-west corner of the plain. Apparently in Aymara, the word "Aullagas" means the same as "Desaguadero" or "drain", or also "sunken", which is a good pointer since the Bolivian legend of the missing city sunk by earthquakes and floods is called The Legend of the Desaguadero. The locals report that part of the original site was destroyed in "el gran diluvio" - the Great Flood. The lake was also formerly called Lake Aullagas.