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.