Sayt'u Qucha (Tiquipaya)

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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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