• Source: Santiago de Lucanamarca District

Santiago de Lucanamarca District is one of four districts of the province Huanca Sancos in Peru.




Geography


One of the highest peaks of the district is Parya at 4,862 m (15,951 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

The largest lake of the district is Qalla Qucha on the border with the Sancos District.




Ethnic groups


The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (95.22%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.38% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).




See also


Lucanamarca massacre




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Santiago de Lucanamarca District
• Vilcanchos District
• Sarhua District
• Huanca Sancos Province
• Shining Path
• List of massacres in Peru
• Japanese embassy hostage crisis
• List of terrorist incidents in 1983