Kimsaqucha

Kimsaqucha or Quimsacocha is a group of lakes in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, Pisac District. The lakes lie in the north of the district, northeast of Pisac, in the community of Paru Paru.

Type: Body of water
Description: body of water
Also known as: “Kimsaqucha (Pisac)” and “Kinsaqocha”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hatun Suyu Q’asa.

Hatun Suyu Q’asa

Peak

Photo: Stevage, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hatun Suyu Q'asa is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 4,400 m high. It is located in the Cusco Region, Calca Province, on the border of the districts of Coya and Lamay. It lies southeast of Lamay between the Willkapampa valley and the Yanamayu. Hatun Suyu Q’asa is situated 2½ km west of Kimsaqucha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pisac and Taray.

Pisac

Photo: Ivan Mlinaric, CC BY 2.0.

Písac is a small traditional town at eastern end of the Sacred Valley about 35 km from Cusco. While Pisac is best known for its Sunday market this is really secondary to the magnificent Inca ruins overlooking the town from high on a mountain ridge, both the extent of which and the spectacular vertiginous views it offers of the Sacred Valley many visitors arrive unprepared for.