Kimsaqucha (Lamay)

This article is about the lake in the Lamay District, Calca Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kimsaqucha.
Kimsaqucha
Location Peru
Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lamay District

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, Lamay District.[2] The lakes lie northeast of Lamay and Calca and southwest of the larger lake Pampaqucha of the Calca District.


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)

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