Tocsajota (possibly from Aymara thujsaña to smell, quta lake[1] "smelling lake") is a lake in the Andes of Peru at a mountain of the same name. It is located in the Puno Region, Carabaya Province, Macusani District.[2] Tocsajota lies southeast of the larger lake named Saytajota and southwest of the mountain Tocsajota.
Tocsajota | |
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Location | Puno Region |
Coordinates | 14°3′40″S 70°17′59″W / 14.06111°S 70.29972°W |
Basin countries | Peru |
The mountain called Tocsajota is situated east of the lake at 14°03′10″S 70°16′43″W / 14.05278°S 70.27861°W.
References
edit- ^ 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)
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)