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Suyt'uqucha (Lampa)

Coordinates: 15°23′43″S 70°50′05″W / 15.39528°S 70.83472°W / -15.39528; -70.83472
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Suyt'uqucha
Suyt'uqucha is located in Peru
Suyt'uqucha
Suyt'uqucha
LocationPuno Region
Coordinates15°23′43″S 70°50′05″W / 15.39528°S 70.83472°W / -15.39528; -70.83472[1]
Basin countriesPeru
Max. length4.33 km (2.69 mi)
Max. width0.84 km (0.52 mi)
Surface elevation4,881 m (16,014 ft)

Suyt'uqucha (Quechua suyt'u, sayt'u rectangular, qucha lake, lagoon,[2] "rectangular lake", hispanicized spelling Suitococha, Suito) is a lake in Peru located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Santa Lucía District.[3] It is situated at a height of about 4,881 metres (16,014 ft), about 4.33 km long and 0.84 km at its widest point. Suyt'uqucha lies south of the larger lake named Ananta.

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  1. ^ mapcarta.com "Laguna Suitococha", retrieved on April 25, 2013
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): suyt'u, SAYT'U., adj. Rectangular. Rectángulo. / Piedra rectangular: Sayt'u rumi. qucha, qhucha, quchacha. - s. Laguna. Lago pequeño. qucha, qhucha. - s. Lago. Gran masa de agua en una depresión.
  3. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Lampa Province (Puno Region)