Kimsaqucha (Pisac)

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Kimsaqucha
Quimsacocha, Kinsaqocha
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Location Peru
Cusco Region, Calca Province
Coordinates 13°20′55″S71°49′42″W / 13.34861°S 71.82833°W / -13.34861; -71.82833 Coordinates: 13°20′55″S71°49′42″W / 13.34861°S 71.82833°W / -13.34861; -71.82833
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Kimsaqucha or Quimsacocha (Quechua kimsa three, qucha lake, [2] "three lakes", hispanicized spellings Kinsa Qocha, Quimsacocha) is a group of lakes in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Pisac District. The lakes lie in the north of the district, northeast of Pisac, in the community of Paru Paru. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Way: Kinsaqocha (46153104) OpenStreetMap
  2. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Laguna de Kinsa Qocha". mincetur. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  4. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region), ZOOM 1