nitrate is incorrectly written and it should be written as saltpeter (own name). being its meaning: in Colombia Salitre is a neighborhood of Bogotá. Salitre (proper name). It means that it contains salt, which is a salt. In Bogota, is a neighborhood and a sector of the city. It is also the name of a metropolitan park. In chemistry is a mix of salts (sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate). Salar.