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Larqanku (
Aymara Aymara may refer to: Languages and people * Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language ** Aymara language, the main language within that family ** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
irrigation channel, ''anku'' tendon; nerve, (see: ''Cordon'') Hispanicized spelling ''Larjanco'') 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 ...
. It is located in the
Puno Region Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusco ...
,
El Collao Province El Collao Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru, created in 1992. The capital of the province is the city of Ilave. Political division The province measures and is divided into five districts: Geography Some of the highest peak ...
, Santa Rosa District, and 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 District.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Candarave Province (Tacna Region) It is southwest of
Lurisquta Lake Loriscota or Lake Lorisccota (possibly from Aymara ''lurisa'' inflorescence of the totora, name of a river ''(Loriza)'' connected with the lake and of a village ''(Loriza)'' northeast of the lake, ''quta'' lake,Wisk'acha Lake. Larqanku lies between
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 ...
("little Larqanku") in the south and
Panti Usu Panti Usu (Aymara ''panti'' a type of flower, ''usu'' illness, Hispanicized spelling ''Pantiuso'') is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru, about high. It lies on a high ridge southeast of Lake Wisk'acha and southwest of the lake Lurisquta. ...
in the northwest.


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