Sayt'uqucha
Sayt'uqucha is located in Peru
Sayt'uqucha
Sayt'uqucha
LocationPuno Region
Coordinates15°25′16″S 70°40′16″W / 15.42111°S 70.67111°W / -15.42111; -70.67111
Basin countriesPeru
Max. length3.13 km (1.94 mi)
Max. width0.42 km (0.26 mi)
Surface elevation4,556 m (14,948 ft)

Sayt'uqucha or Sayt'u Qucha (Quechua suyt'u, sayt'u rectangular, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "rectangular lake", hispanicized spellings Saitococha, Saytococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Paratía District.[2] It is situated at a height of about 4,556 metres (14,948 ft), about 3.13 km long and 0.42 km at its widest point. Sayt'uqucha lies between the mountain Yanawara in the northwest and a group of three lakes called Kimsaqucha (Quechua for "three lakes", hispanicized Quimsaccocha) in the southeast.

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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region) showing "Lago Saitococha / Saytococha"


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