Palca District, Lampa
District in Puno, Peru
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Palca District is one of ten districts of the province Lampa in Peru.[1]
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:[2]
- Hatun Pastu
- Luntu Luntuni
- Pariwana
- Pirwani
- Qillqa
- Saywa
- Wankarani
- Waykira
- Wira Apachita
- Wisa Wisa
- Yanawara (Palca-Paratía)
- Yanawara (Paratía)
- Yaritayuq
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.83% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[3]
