Warmiqucha (Cusco)
Warmiqucha | |
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Warmiqucha | |
Location | Peru Cusco Region |
Coordinates | 14°35′09″S 71°43′16″W / 14.58583°S 71.72111°WCoordinates: 14°35′09″S 71°43′16″W / 14.58583°S 71.72111°W |
Max. length | 1.02 km (0.63 mi) |
Max. width | 0.55 km (0.34 mi) |
Surface elevation | 4,596 m (15,079 ft) |
Warmiqucha (Quechua warmi woman, wife, qucha lake,[1] "woman's lake", Hispanicized spelling Huarmicocha) is a lake in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Chumbivilcas Province, Velille District.[2] It is situated at a height of about 4,596 metres (15,079 ft), about 1.02 km long and 0.55 km at its widest point. Warmiqucha lies northeast of the larger lakes named Urququcha and Khirkiqucha.
References[]
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch [Quechua-English dictionary] (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)
Categories:
- Lakes of Peru
- Lakes of Cusco Region
- Cusco Region geography stubs