Sayt'u Qucha (Tiquipaya)

This article is about the lake in the Tiquipaya Municipality, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Sayt'u Qucha (disambiguation).
Sayt'u Qucha
Location Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Tiquipaya Municipality
Coordinates 17°12′S 66°11′W / 17.200°S 66.183°W / -17.200; -66.183
Basin countries Bolivia
Surface elevation 4,305 m (14,124 ft)

Sayt'u Qucha (Quechua sayt'u long and narrow, rectanguar,[1] qucha lake, "long and narrow lake",[2] hispanicized spellings Sayto Khocha, Saytu Khocha, Saytu Kocha) is a Bolivian lake located in the Cochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Tiquipaya Municipality,[3] 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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