Sukata Laq'a (Aymara sukaña to ploug a field as waru waru, -ta a participle, laq'a earth (soil),[2] "earth ploughed as waru waru", hispanicized spelling Socatalaca) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru, about 5,100 metres (16,732 ft) high. Sukata Laq'a is located in the Puno Region, El Collao Province, Santa Rosa District. It lies southwest of Chuqi Quta and northwest of Chuta Kunka.[1]

Sukata Laq'a
Sukata Laq'a is located in Peru
Sukata Laq'a
Sukata Laq'a
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,100 m (16,700 ft)[1]
Coordinates16°39′56″S 69°58′19″W / 16.66556°S 69.97194°W / -16.66556; -69.97194
Geography
LocationPeru, Puno Region
Parent rangeAndes

References

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  1. ^ a b escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the El Collao Province (Puno Region)
  2. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)