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Sayt'uqucha (Lampa)

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Location
  
Puno Region

Max. length
  
3.13 km (1.94 mi)

Surface elevation
  
4,556 m (14,948 ft)

Basin countries
  
Peru

Max. width
  
0.42 km (0.26 mi)

Sayt'uqucha or Sayt'u Qucha (Quechua suyt'u, sayt'u rectanguar, 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.

Map of Sayt'uqucha, Peru

References

Sayt'uqucha (Lampa) Wikipedia