Sayt'uqucha (San Román)

This article is about the lake in the San Román Province, Puno Region, Peru. For other uses, see Sayt'u Qucha (disambiguation).
Sayt'uqucha
Location Puno Region, San Román Province
Coordinates 15°54′13″S 70°32′26″W / 15.90361°S 70.54056°W / -15.90361; -70.54056Coordinates: 15°54′13″S 70°32′26″W / 15.90361°S 70.54056°W / -15.90361; -70.54056
Basin countries Peru

Sayt'uqucha or Sayt'u Qucha (Quechua suyt'u, sayt'u rectanguar, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "rectangular lake", hispanicized spellings Saytococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Puno Region, San Román Province, Cabanillas District. It lies southeast of Saraqucha, the largest lake of the district.[2][3]

References

  1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. Peru 1:100,000, Santa Lucía 2739, Map prepared and published by the Defense Mapping Agency, Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Bethesda, MD
  3. escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the San Roman Province (Puno Region)


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