Sayt'uqucha (Lampa) Explained

Sayt'uqucha
Coords:-15.4211°N -70.6711°W
Pushpin Map:Peru
Basin Countries:Peru
Length:3.13km (01.94miles)
Width:0.42km (00.26miles)
Elevation:4556m (14,948feet)

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 4556m (14,948feet), 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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Notes and 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"