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Warmiqucha (Cusco)

Coordinates: 14°35′09″S 71°43′16″W / 14.58583°S 71.72111°W / -14.58583; -71.72111
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Warmiqucha
LocationPeru
Cusco Region
Coordinates14°35′09″S 71°43′16″W / 14.58583°S 71.72111°W / -14.58583; -71.72111
Max. length1.02 km (0.63 mi)
Max. width0.55 km (0.34 mi)
Surface elevation4,596 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

  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)