K'ank'awi | |
Elevation M: | 5300 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Range: | Andes |
Location: | Peru, Puno Region, El Collao Province, Tacna Region, Candarave Province |
Map: | Peru |
Map Size: | 200 |
Coordinates: | -17.0278°N -70.1403°W |
K'ank'awi (Aymara k'ank'a opening, gap; crevice,[2] -wi a nominalizing suffix to indicate a place, "a place of crevices", Hispanicized spelling Cancave) is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about 5300m (17,400feet) high . It is located in the Tacna Region, Candarave Province, Candarave District. K'ank'awi lies southwest of Larqanku and Jisk'a Larqanku.[3]