K'isi Kancha (

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language **So ...

''k'isi'' a ''

stipa ''Stipa'' is a genus of around 300 large perennial hermaphroditic grasses collectively known as feather grass, needle grass, and spear grass. They are placed in the subfamily Pooideae and the tribe Stipeae, which also contains many species form ...

'' variety, ''kancha'' corral, "''stipa'' corral", hispanicized spelling ''Quisicancha'') is a mountain in the Cordillera Central 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 ...

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 ...

which reaches an altitude of approximately . It is located in the

Lima Region The Department of Lima () is a department and region located in the central coast of Peru, the ''seat of the Regional Government'' is Huacho. Lima Province, which contains the city of Lima, the country's capital, is located west of the Departmen ...

Yauyos Province The Yauyos Province is a Provinces of Peru, province located in the Lima Region of Peru. It is one of the eleven that make up that region. Boundaries *North: Huarochirí Province *East: Junín Region, Huancavelica Region *South: Ica Region *West: ...

, Miraflores District, east of

Altarniyuq Altarniyoc (Spanish ''altar'' altar, possibly from Quechua ''-ni'', ''-yuq'' suffixes, "the one with an altar") is a mountain in the '' Cordillera Central'' in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Lima Region, Yauyos Province, on the border o ...

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