Apacheta Limani (possibly from Aymara ''apachita'' the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the

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; name in the

for a stone cairn, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains, ''-ni'' a

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to indicate ownership) is a mountain in the

of southern

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

, about high. It is located in the Moquegua Region,

Mariscal Nieto Province 160px, Cathedral of Moquegua The Mariscal Nieto Province (Spanish ''mariscal'' marshal) is the largest of three provinces that make up the Moquegua Region of Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Moquegua. Boundaries *North: General S ...

Torata District Torata District is one of six districts of the province Mariscal Nieto in Moquegua Region, Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of ...

, and in the Tacna Region,

Candarave Province Candarave Province is the smallest of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Candarave. Boundaries *North: Moquegua Region *East: Puno Region *South: Tarata Province *West: Jorge Basadre Province Geography Some of t ...

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. Apacheta Limani is situated south of the mountain Limani, northwest of the

Tutupaca Tutupaca is a volcano in the region of Tacna in Peru. It is part of the Peruvian segment of the Central Volcanic Zone, one of several volcanic belts in the Andes. Tutupaca consists of three overlapping volcanoes formed by lava flows and lava dom ...

volcano,

Chuquiananta Chuquiananta (possibly from Aymara ''chuqi'' gold, Quechua ''chuqi'' metal, gold ( is a mountain in the

Huañuma Huañuma (possibly from Aymara ''waña'' dry, ''uma'' water, "dry water") is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about high. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Torata District, and in the Tacna Region, Candar ...

, and northeast of

Pomani Pomani (possibly from Aymara ''puma'' cougar, puma, ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a puma") is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about high. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Torata D ...

. The

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River originates near Apacheta Limani. It flows to the southwest.

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