Sawsiqucha

Sawsiqucha
Location Sawsiqucha
Basin countries Peru
Surface area 430.80 hectars

Sawsiqucha or Sawsi Qucha (Quechua sawsi willow, qucha lake,[1][2] "willow lake", hispanicized spellings and names Sauce, Saucecocha, Sauce Cocha), also locally known as Laguna Azul (English for "blue lake"), is a lake in Peru. Sawsiqucha is a lentiscus-type body of water of tectonic subsidence with an area of 430.80 hectares. The town Sauce is located on the edge of the lake. It is surrounded by pastures, resorts, and the Ministry of Fisheries' Centro Piscícola Sauce (English:Sawsi Fish Center).[3]

References

  1. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (5-vowel-system): sawse - s. Bot. (Salix chilensis Mol.)
  2. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  3. Provincia de San Martín Tarapoto Perú - Turismo en Perú - Lugares turisticos en Peru - Ciudad de las Palmeras Tarapoto

Coordinates: 6°42′37″S 76°13′11″W / 6.710237°S 76.219711°W / -6.710237; -76.219711


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