Tocsajota (possibly from
Aymara
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* 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 ...
''thujsaña'' to smell, ''quta'' lake "smelling lake") is a lake in the
Andes
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of
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at a mountain of the same name. It is located in the
Puno Region
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Carabaya Province
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Macusani District
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Geography
The Kallawaya mountain range lies northeast of Macusani. The highest peak of the district is Allin Qhapaq at . Other mountains are list ...
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[escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Carabaya Province (Puno Region)] Tocsajota lies southeast of the larger lake named
Saytajota and southwest of the mountain Tocsajota.
The mountain called Tocsajota is situated east of the lake at .
References
Lakes of Peru
Lakes of Puno Region
Mountains of Puno Region
Mountains of Peru
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