Sayt'uqucha (Lampa)
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Location | Puno Region |
Coordinates | 15°25′16″S 70°40′16″W / 15.42111°S 70.67111°W |
Basin countries | Peru |
Max. length | 3.13 km (1.94 mi) |
Max. width | 0.42 km (0.26 mi) |
Surface elevation | 4,556 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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