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K'ank'awini

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Location
  
Peru, Moquegua Region

Elevation
  
5,275 m

Parent range
  
Andes

Range
  
Andes

K'ank'awini

K'ank'awini (Aymara k'ank'a opening, gap; crevice, -wi, -ni suffixes, "the one with a place of crevices", Hispanicized spelling Cancavine) is a 5,275-metre-high (17,306 ft) mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Moquegua Region, Mariscal Nieto Province, Torata District. K'ank'awini lies west of Apachita Limani.

References

K'ank'awini Wikipedia