Kimsaqucha (Quechua kimsa three, qucha lake,[1] "three lakes", hispanicized spelling Quimsacocha) is a group of three lakes in Peru located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Ituata District. The lakes lie north-east of the Kallawaya mountain range, at the foot of the mountain Yana Wayllayuq (Quechua for "the one with a black meadow", hispanicized Yana Huayllayoc).[2]
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Location | Peru Puno Region, Carabaya Province |
Coordinates | 13°52′25″S 70°15′48″W |
The lakes are connected by an intermittent stream. It flows to the little lake Sallaqucha (Sallaccocha) where it turns to the south-east to reach the river Yuraq Kancha (Yurac Cancha) whose waters flow to the Inambari River.
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