Warmiqucha (Cusco)

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.

This article is about the lake in the Cusco Region, Peru. For other uses, see Warmiqucha (disambiguation).
Warmiqucha
LocationPeru
Cusco Region
Coordinates14°35′09″S 71°43′16″W
Max. length1.02 km (0.63 mi)
Max. width0.55 km (0.34 mi)
Surface elevation4,596 m (15,079 ft)

References
  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Chumbivilcas Province (Cusco Region)


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