Sayt'u Qucha (Tiraque)

This article is about the lake in the Tiquipaya Municipality, Cochabamba Department, Bolivia. For other uses, see Sayt'u Qucha (disambiguation).
Sayt'u Qucha
Location Cochabamba Department, Tiraque Province, Tiraque Municipality
Coordinates 17°22′S 65°39′W / 17.367°S 65.650°W / -17.367; -65.650
Basin countries Bolivia
Surface elevation 4,004 m (13,136 ft)

Sayt'u Qucha (Quechua sayt'u long and narrow, rectanguar,[1] qucha lake, "long and narrow lake",[2] hispanicized spellings Saythu Khocha, Saytu Khocha, Saytu Qhocha) is a Bolivian lake located in the Cochabamba Department, Tiraque Province, Tiraque Municipality, Tiraque Canton[3] situated about 4,004 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. ↑ Tiraque Municipality: population data and map showing "Laguna Saythu Khocha"


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