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Ch'ankhani

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Parent range
  
Andes

Mountain range
  
Andes

Elevation
  
5,113 m

Ch'ankhani

Location
  
Peru, Moquegua Region, Tacna Region

Ch'ankhani (Aymara ch'ankha wool cord, -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with a cord", Hispanicized spelling Chancane), also known as Phaq'u Qullu ("light brown mountain", Pacocollo), is a 5,113-metre-high (16,775 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Carumas District, and in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. Ch'ankhani lies west of a lake named Aqhuya Ch'alla (Ajuachaya, Pasto Grande) and Wila Wilani.

References

Ch'ankhani Wikipedia