Sach'awakayuq

Sach'awakayuq
Location Madre de Dios Region, Tambopata Province, Tambopata District
Coordinates 12°53′43.95″S 69°21′30.88″W / 12.8955417°S 69.3585778°W / -12.8955417; -69.3585778Coordinates: 12°53′43.95″S 69°21′30.88″W / 12.8955417°S 69.3585778°W / -12.8955417; -69.3585778
Basin countries Peru

Sach'awakayuq (Quechua sach'awaka tapir, -yuq a suffix,[1][2] "the one with a tapir (or tapirs)" hispanicized spelling Sachavacayoc) is a lake in the Tambopata National Reserve in Peru. It is situated in the Madre de Dios Region, Tambopata Province, Tambopata District. The lake lies in a remote area near the Tambopata River.[3]

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References

  1. Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): sachawaka
  2. Teofilo Laime Acopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyay k'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. "Lago Sachavacayoc". mincetur. Retrieved May 14, 2014.


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