Palca Municipality
Municipality in La Paz Department, Bolivia
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Palca or Pallqa (Aymara) is the first municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Palca.
Palca
Pallqa | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
Chojahuaya, Cohoni Canton, Palca Municipality | |
  Palca Location of the Palca Municipality within Bolivia | |
| Coordinates: 16°42′0″S 67°50′0″W | |
| Country |  Bolivia |
| Department | La Paz Department |
| Province | Pedro Domingo Murillo Province |
| Seat | Palca |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cecilio Quispe Gomez (2007) |
| Area | |
• Total | 283 sq mi (734 km2) |
| Elevation | 12,500 ft (3,800 m) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 14,185 |
| • Ethnicities | Aymara |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (BOT) |
Geography
The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. Some of the highest peaks of the municipality are listed below:[1]
- Achachi Qala
- Ch'iyar Qullu (Murillo)
- Ch'iyar Qullu (Palca)
- Jalancha
- Janq'u Qalani
- Jisk'a Jalancha
- Jukumarini
- Kunturiri
- Layqa Qullu
- Link'u Link'u
- Parqu Quta
- P'iq'iñ Q'ara
- Q'asiri
- Silla Pata
- Tata Ch'iyar Qullu
- Wila Quta
- Wichhu Pata
- Wichhu Pata Qullu
- Wiluma
Population
The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.[2]
Places of interest
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:[3]
- Apacheta viewpoint in Palca Canton which offers a sight of the contrasting landscape and snowcapped Illimani
- Valle de los Ánimas ("Valley of the Souls") and its lake (Laguna de las Ánimas) in Palca Canton
- the town of Palca with houses of colonial times, Palca River, Chuaqueri gorge, also known as Palca gorge, and Takesi pre-Columbian trail in Palca Canton
- the communities of Quilihuaya and Pinaya in Quilihuaya Canton
- the community of Cohoni, its church dating from the 17th century and the chullpas of Ch'ullu Cahinbaya in Cohoni Canton