Lake Aricoma

Lake Aricoma
Location of the lake in Peru.
Location of the lake in Peru.
Lake Aricoma
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Coordinates14°19′35″S 69°48′46″W / 14.32639°S 69.81278°W / -14.32639; -69.81278
Basin countriesPeru

Lake Aricoma (possibly from Aymara for a variety of tuber[1] (Smallanthus sonchifolius),[2]) 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 Aricoma and Jalahuana, and east of the lake Veluyoc Cocha.[3]

  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)