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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
Warmiqucha is located in Peru
Warmiqucha
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

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  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)