Lake Samaccota ((also known as Laguna Samaccota
) possibly from
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
''sama'' color, ''quta'' lake) is a lake in
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
located in the
Arequipa Region
Arequipa () is a department and region in southwestern Peru. It is the sixth largest department in Peru, after Puno, Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto, its sixth most populous department, and its eleventh least densely populated dep ...
,
Caylloma Province,
Tisco District
Tisco District is one of twenty districts of the province Caylloma in Peru.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:
File:Tisco-gate-main-plaza.jpg, Entrance to Tisco's main plaza through its gate
File:Iglesia ...
, northeast of the mountain named Palca''.''
[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Caylloma Province 2 (Arequipa Region)] It's estimated terrain above sea level is 4601 meters.
See also
*
Wiswillani
References
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of the Department of Arequipa
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