Lake Ecma

Lake Ecma
Location Peru
Arequipa Region
Coordinates 14°53′32″S 72°31′25″W / 14.89222°S 72.52361°W / -14.89222; -72.52361Coordinates: 14°53′32″S 72°31′25″W / 14.89222°S 72.52361°W / -14.89222; -72.52361
Surface elevation 5,034 m (16,516 ft)[1]

Lake Ecma or Lake Igma (possibly from Quechua ikma widow, qucha lake)[2] 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 Huachuhuilca.[1][3]

References

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


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