Kimsaqucha (Pisac)

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For the lake in the Lamay District, Calca Province, Cusco Region, Peru, see Kimsaqucha (Lamay).
Kimsaqucha
Location Peru
Cusco Region

Kimsaqucha (Quechua kimsa three, qucha lake,[1] "three lakes", hispanicized spelling Quimsacocha) is a group of lakes in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Pisac District.[2] The lakes lie in the north of the district, northeast of Pisac, near the village Pampallaqta (Pampallacta).


References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua: kinsa, KIMSA. - adj. Tres. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region), ZOOM 1

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