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Sayt'u Qucha (Tiquipaya)

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This article is about the lake in the Tiquipaya Municipality, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Sayt'u Qucha (disambiguation).
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LocationCochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Tiquipaya Municipality
Coordinates17°12′55″S 66°11′40″W / 17.21528°S 66.19444°W / -17.21528; -66.19444
Basin countriesBolivia
Surface elevation4,305 m (14,124 ft)

Sayt'u Qucha (Quechua sayt'u long and narrow, rectangular, qucha lake, "long and narrow lake", hispanicized spellings Sayto Khocha, Saytu Khocha, Saytu Kocha) is a Bolivian lake located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Tiquipaya Municipality, situated about 4,305 m high.

References

  1. katari.org Quechua-Spanish dictionary: Sayt'u (adj.) - Largo y angosto, forma rectangular.
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): qucha, qhucha, quchacha. s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  3. Tiquipaya Municipality: population data and map showing "Laguna Sayto Khocha"

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