Kimsaqucha (Puno)

This article is about the lake in the Carabaya Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kimsaqucha.

Kimsaqucha
Kimsaqucha
Location	Peru Puno Region, Carabaya Province
Coordinates	13°52′25″S70°15′48″W / 13.87361°S 70.26333°W / -13.87361; -70.26333

Kimsaqucha (Quechua kimsa three, qucha lake, ^[1] "three lakes", hispanicized spelling Quimsacocha) is a group of three lakes in Peru located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ituata District. The lakes lie north-east of the Kallawaya mountain range, at the foot of the mountain Yana Wayllayuq (Quechua for "the one with a black meadow", hispanicized Yana Huayllayoc). ^[2]

The lakes are connected by an intermittent stream. It flows to the little lake Sallaqucha (Sallaccocha) where it turns to the south-east to reach the river Yuraq Kancha (Yurac Cancha) whose waters flow to the Inambari River.

References

1. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quehcua-Spanish dictionary)
2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)