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Sayt'uqucha (Lampa)

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Lake in the Lampa Province, Puno Region, Peru This article is about the lake in the Lampa Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Sayt'u Qucha (disambiguation).
Sayt'uqucha
Sayt'uqucha is located in PeruSayt'uquchaSayt'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, "rectangular lake", hispanicized spellings Saitococha, Saytococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Paratía District. 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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