Kimsaqucha (Lamay)

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Kimsaqucha
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Kimsaqucha
Location Peru
Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lamay District
Coordinates 13°17′20″S71°53′44″W / 13.28889°S 71.89556°W / -13.28889; -71.89556

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 are situated northeast of Lamay and Calca and southwest of the larger lake Pampaqucha {Laguna Pampacocha) in the Calca District. [3]

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)
  3. 13°15′16.3″S71°52′06.8″W / 13.254528°S 71.868556°W