Suyt'uqucha (Quechua suyt'u, sayt'u rectangular, qucha lake, lagoon,[1] "rectangular lake", Hispanicized spelling Suytococha) is a lake in Peru located in the Puno Region, Melgar Province, Santa Rosa District.[2] It is situated at a height of about 4,530 metres (14,862 ft),[3] about 1.02 km long and 0.32 km at its widest point. Suyt'uqucha lies west of Khunurana and south of the street and rails which go through the La Raya pass.

Suyt'uqucha
Suyt'uqucha is located in Peru
Suyt'uqucha
Suyt'uqucha
LocationPuno Region
Coordinates14°32′31″S 70°57′22″W / 14.54194°S 70.95611°W / -14.54194; -70.95611
Basin countriesPeru
Max. length1.02 km (0.63 mi)
Max. width0.32 km (0.20 mi)
Surface area0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Surface elevation4,530 m (14,860 ft)

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  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  2. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
  3. ^ www.birdlife.org Archived 2010-11-30 at the Wayback Machine (pdf), p. 588