K'ank'awini Explained

K'ank'awini
Elevation M:5275
Elevation Ref:[1]
Range:Andes
Location:Moquegua Region, Peru
Map:Peru
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-17.0086°N -70.5083°W

K'ank'awini (Aymara k'ank'a opening, gap; crevice,[2] -wi, -ni suffixes, "the one with a place of crevices", Hispanicized spelling Cancavine) is a 5275adj=midNaNadj=mid 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.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Peru 1:100,000, Moquegua 2736, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  2. see: Grietas o abertura de otras cosas
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal Nieto Province (Moquegua Region)

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