Ariquma Lake

Ariquma
Location Peru, Puno Region
Coordinates 14°19′35″S 69°48′46″W / 14.32639°S 69.81278°W / -14.32639; -69.81278Coordinates: 14°19′35″S 69°48′46″W / 14.32639°S 69.81278°W / -14.32639; -69.81278
Basin countries Peru

Ariquma (Aymara for a variety of tuber[1] (Smallanthus sonchifolius),[2] also spelled Aricoma) is a lake in the Andes of Peru. It is situated in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Crucero District. The lake lies west of the mountains Ariquma and Q'alawaña, and east of the lake Wiluyuq Qucha.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Diccionario de la Real Academia Española - Biblioteca
  2. ↑ minagri.gob.pe/portal/download/pdf Yacon
  3. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map Crucero 2 (Puno Region)


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