K'ara K'ara (
Aymara for
crest
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,
[ see: ''Cresta de los pájaros''] Hispanicized spelling ''Caracara'') 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
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, 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.
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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 ...
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Candarave District
Candarave District is one of six districts of the province Candarave in Peru
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. K'ara K'ara lies southwest of
K'ank'awi.
[escale.minedu.gob.pe – UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region)]
K'ara K'ara is also the name of an intermittent stream which originates west of the mountain. It flows to the west.
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References
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Tacna Region
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