Suyt'uqucha (Melgar)

Suyt'uqucha
Location Puno Region
Coordinates 14°32′31″S 70°57′22″W / 14.54194°S 70.95611°W / -14.54194; -70.95611Coordinates: 14°32′31″S 70°57′22″W / 14.54194°S 70.95611°W / -14.54194; -70.95611
Basin countries Peru
Max. length 1.02 km (0.63 mi)
Max. width 0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Surface area 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Surface elevation 4,530 m (14,860 ft)

Suyt'uqucha (Quechua suyt'u, sayt'u rectangular, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "rectangular lake", Hispanicized spelling Suytococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Santa Rosa District.[2] It is situated at a height of about 4,530 metres (14,862 ft),[3] about 1.02 km long and 0.32 km at its widest point. Suyt'uqucha lies west of Khunurana and south of the street and rails which go through the La Raya pass.

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References

  1. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ↑ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  3. ↑ www.birdlife.org (pdf), p. 588


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