Ikmaqucha

Ikmaqucha
Location Peru
Arequipa Region
Coordinates 14°53′32″S 72°31′25″W / 14.89222°S 72.52361°WCoordinates: 14°53′32″S 72°31′25″W / 14.89222°S 72.52361°W
Surface elevation 5034[1]

Ikmaqucha (Quechua ikma widow, qucha lake,[2] "widow lake", hispanicized spelling Ecmacocha, also Ecma, Igma) is a lake in the Wansu mountain range in Peru. It lies in the Arequipa Region, La Unión Province, Puyca District. It is situated at a height of 5,034 metres (16,516 ft) at the foot of Wachu Willka.[1][3] The small lake south of it is named Huch'uyqucha (Quechua for "small lake").[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Laguna de Igma". mincetur. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the La Unión Province (Arequipa Region)