Sallajaque (possibly from

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''salla'' rock, cliff, jaqhi cliff, "rock cliff") is a mountain in the

Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...

of southern

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, about high. It is situated in the

Tacna Region Tacna (; Aymara language, Aymara and Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Taqna'') is the southernmost Regions of Peru, department and Regional Government of Tacna, region in Peru. The Chilean Army occupied the present-day Tacna Department during the W ...

, Candarave Province, on the border of the districts Camilaca and

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. Sallajaque lies south-west of the volcano

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and west of the mountain Huilacollo.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)

References

Five-thousanders of the Andes Mountains of the Department of Tacna {{Moquegua-geo-stub