K'ank'awi ( Aymara ''k'ank'a'' opening, gap;

crevice A crevice is a fracture or fissure in rock. Crevice may also refer to: * Crevice corrosion, occurs in spaces to which the access of corrosion-resistant fluid is limited * Crevice kelpfish (''Gibbonsia montereyensis''), a species of subtropical c ...

, see: ''Grietas o abertura de otras cosas'' ''-wi'' a nominalizing

suffix In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns, adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can carry ...

to indicate a place, "a place of crevices", hispanicized spelling ''Cancave'') is a mountain in the

Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...

of southern

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

, about high . It is located in the

Tacna Region Tacna (; Aymara & Quechua: Taqna) is the southernmost department and region in Peru. The Chilean Army occupied the present-day Tacna Department during the War of the Pacific from 1885 to 1929 when it was reincorporated into Peruvian soil. Geogr ...

Candarave Province Candarave Province is the smallest of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Candarave. Boundaries *North: Moquegua Region *East: Puno Region *South: Tarata Province *West: Jorge Basadre Province Geography Some of t ...

Candarave District Candarave District is one of six districts of the province Candarave in Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_ ...

. K'ank'awi lies southwest of

Larqanku Larqanku (Aymara irrigation channel, ''anku'' tendon; nerve, (see: ''Cordon'') Hispanicized spelling ''Larjanco'') is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District, and in t ...

and

Jisk'a Larqanku Iscailarjanco (possibly from Aymara irrigation channel, tendon; nerve, (see: ''Cordon'') ''Larqanku'' a mountain, "little Larqanku") is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru It is located in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa ...

.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)

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Mountains of Peru Mountains of Tacna Region {{Tacna-geo-stub