Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
of southern
Peru
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, about high. It is located in the
Moquegua Region
Moquegua () is a department and region in southern Peru that extends from the coast to the highlands. Its capital is the city of Moquegua, which is among the main Peruvian cities for its high rates of GDP and national education.
Geography
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Mariscal Nieto Province
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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 ...
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Torata District
Torata District is one of six districts of the province Mariscal Nieto in Moquegua Region, Peru
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, and in the
Tacna Region
Tacna (; Aymara & Quechua: Taqna) is the southernmost department and region in Peru. The Chilean Army occupied the present-day Tacna Department during the War of the Pacific from 1885 to 1929 when it was reincorporated into Peruvian soil.
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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
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Camilaca District
Camilaca District is one of six districts of the province Candarave in Peru
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. Tutupaca is situated southeast of the mountains Limani and
Apachita Limani
Apacheta Limani (possibly from Aymara ''apachita'' the place of transit of an important pass in the principal routes of the Andes; name in the Andes for a stone cairn, a little pile of rocks built along the trail in the high mountains, ''-ni'' a ...
, west of
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, north of
Chuqi Ananta
Chuquiananta (possibly from Aymara ''chuqi'' gold, Quechua ''chuqi'' metal, gold ( is a mountain in the
Pumani
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
Asana
An asana is a body posture, originally and still a general term for a sitting meditation pose,Verse 46, chapter II, "Patanjali Yoga sutras" by Swami Prabhavananda, published by the Sri Ramakrishna Math p. 111 and later extended in hatha yoga ...
River originates near Tutupaca and it flows to the southwest.