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Challhuahuacho District
District in Apurímac, Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Challhuahuacho (Quechua: Challwa Wachu,[1] meaning 'fish ridge') is one of the six districts of the province Cotabambas in Peru. The town has 4,000 inhabitants with another 10,000 in the surrounding area of Challhuahuacho.[2]
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Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Anka Tapana at approximately 4,800 m (15,700 ft). Other mountains are listed below:[3]
- Anka Tapana
- Chakata
- Ch'uwañuma
- Huch'uy Miyu Kancha
- Kallanka
- Kunturi
- K'ark'a Q'ara
- Llallawa
- Llulluch'a Urqu
- Millpuq
- Muru Urqu
- Parqa Parqa
- Pata Pampa
- Pichaqani
- Puka Qaqa
- Pukar
- Phiruru
- Qaqa Kancha
- Q'asa
- Q'umir Qaqa
- Taya Sirk'a
- Tika Pallanka
- T'akra
- Wamanripayuq
- Waqra Waqra
- Waywaylla
- Willkarana
- Wiska
- Yana Urqu
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Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (87.57%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.11% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[4]
References
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