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K'ark'ani (
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 ...
''k'ark'a'' crevice, fissure, crack, ''-ni'' a suffix, "the one with the crevice", also spelled ''Kharkhani'', erroneously also ''Khaikhani, Khaskhani'') is a mountain in the
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n
Andes The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the List of longest mountain chains on Earth, longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range ...
which reaches a height of approximately . It is located in the La Paz Department,
Loayza Province Loayza or José Ramón Loayza is a province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Luribay. Geography The Kimsa Cruz mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below: Subdivisio ...
, on the border of the municipalities of
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and Sapahaqui (Sapa Jaqhi). K'ark'ani lies northwest of Q'ara Qullu and southwest of Wila Qullu. The Achachi Qala River flows along its western slope. There is a little lake east of K'ark'ani. Its name is Wila Quta ("red lake").


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Mountains of La Paz Department (Bolivia) Four-thousanders of the Andes {{JoséRamónLoayzaProvince-geo-stub