Quinaquinani (possibly from

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''qina qina'' an

Andean The Andes ( ), Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long and wide (widest between 18°S ...

cane flute; something full of holes, see ''Flauta de caña'' and ''Qina qina'' ''-ni'' a

suffix In linguistics, a suffix is an affix which is placed after the stem of a word. Common examples are case endings, which indicate the grammatical case of nouns and adjectives, and verb endings, which form the conjugation of verbs. Suffixes can ca ...

to indicate ownership, "the one with the ''qina qina''" or "the one with many holes") is a mountain in the

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 ...

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, about high. It is situated in the

Moquegua Region Moquegua () is a department and Regional Government of Moquegua, region in southern Peru that extends from the coast to the highlands. Its capital is the city of Moquegua, which is among the main Peruvian cities for its high rates of GDP and nat ...

, Mariscal Nieto Province,

Carumas District Carumas District is one of six Districts of Peru, districts of the province Mariscal Nieto Province, Mariscal Nieto in Peru. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Mariscal ...

, and 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, Cusc ...

, Puno Province,

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. It lies south of the mountain Arichua.

References

Mountains of the Department of Moquegua Mountains of the Department of Puno Five-thousanders of the Andes {{Puno-geo-stub