Huila Aje (possibly from Aymara ''wila'' blood, blood-red, ''jaqhi'' precipice, cliff, "red cliff") is a mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the

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 ...

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, about 5,900 m (19,357 ft) high. It is situated in the

Cusco Region Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...

, Canchis Province, Pitumarca District, and in the Quispicanchi Province,

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. Huila Aje lies northeast of the lakes named Sibinacocha and Amayuni, between Yayamari and Condoriquiña.

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