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Mountain in Peru This article is about the mountain in the Tacna Region, Peru. For other uses, see Ch'iyar Jaqhi.
Chiarjaque
The volcano Yucamane (center), Chiarjaque (the first snow-covered peak north of it above the river valley) and Lake Vilacota (on the right) as seen from above (NASA Landsat7 image)
Highest point
Elevation5,300 m (17,400 ft)
Coordinates17°6′32″S 70°12′46″W / 17.10889°S 70.21278°W / -17.10889; -70.21278
Geography
Chiarjaque is located in PeruChiarjaqueChiarjaquePeru
LocationPeru, Tacna Region, Candarave Province
Parent rangeAndes

Chiarjaque (possibly from Aymara ch'iyara black, jaqhi precipice, cliff) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5,300 metres (17,388 ft) high. It is in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Chiarjaque is north of Yucamane volcano.

References

  1. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)
  2. Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)


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