Location Puno Region Max. length 3.13 km (1.94 mi) Surface elevation 4,556 m (14,948 ft) | 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
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Sayt'uqucha (Lampa) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA