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
Sayt'u Qucha (Tiquipaya)
Sayt'u Qucha (Tiquipaya)
Sayt'u Qucha (Tiquipaya)
LocationCochabamba Department, Quillacollo Province, Tiquipaya Municipality
Coordinates17°12′55″S 66°11′40″W / 17.2153°S 66.1944°W / -17.2153; -66.1944
Basin countriesBolivia
Surface elevation4,305 m (14,124 ft)
Location
Interactive map of Sayt'u Qucha

Sayt'u Qucha (Quechua sayt'u long and narrow, rectangular,[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 Archived 2017-10-07 at the Wayback Machine 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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