Kiswarani ( Aymara ''kiswara'' '' Buddleja incana'',Yatiqirinaka Aru Pirwa, Lima, 2005 (Aymara-Spanish dictionary) ''-ni'' a

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to indicate ownership, "the one with ''kiswara''", Hispanicized spelling ''Quisuarani'') 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 ...

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. Its summit reaches about above sea level. The mountain is located in the

Cusco Region Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...

Calca Province Calca may refer to: *Calca Peninsula, a peninsula in South Australia * Calca Province, one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region of Peru * Calca District, one of the eight districts in the Calca Province * Calca, Peru, capital of the Calca Dist ...

Lares District Lares District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru. Geography The Urupampa mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Sawasiray at . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic grou ...

, south of Lares. The village of Kiswarani and the Kiswarani River lie at its feet. The private conservation area of 'Hatun Qiwña Kiswarani Qullana' (''Hatun Queuña Quishuarani Collana'') of the rural community of Kiswarani Qullana (Quishuarani Collana) lies at the mountain. It was founded in 2009. The aim of the project is to protect the ''

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''. The small area includes the southern slope of Kiswarani in the north and the lake Qiwñaqucha in the south.Asociación Ecosistemas Andinos – ECOAN, Queuña Nº 2, 1 de Julio de 2019

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

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