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Kimsaqucha (Lamay)

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Group of lakes in the Lamay District, Peru This article is about the lake in the Lamay District, Calca Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Kimsaqucha. For other uses, see Kinwaqucha.
Kimsaqucha
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LocationPeru
Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lamay District
Coordinates13°17′20″S 71°53′44″W / 13.28889°S 71.89556°W / -13.28889; -71.89556

Kimsaqucha (Quechua kimsa three, qucha lake, "three lakes", Hispanicized spelling Quimsacocha) is a group of lakes in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Lamay District. The lakes are situated northeast of Lamay and Calca and southwest of the larger lake Pampaqucha {Laguna Pampacocha) in 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)
  3. 13°15′16.3″S 71°52′06.8″W / 13.254528°S 71.868556°W / -13.254528; -71.868556
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