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 |
| 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
- ↑ katari.org Quechua-Spanish dictionary: Sayt'u (adj.) - Largo y angosto, forma rectangular.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Tiraque Municipality: population data and map showing "Laguna Saythu Khocha"
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