[1] Its capital, Callalli, lies on an ancient trade route for Obsidian that ran from Chivay to Lake Titicaca around 1800-200BC.

The earliest findings in the region, carvings of camelids in the Mollupunko Cave, date around 8,000 years back.

The parish is led by the Austrian priest and missionary Franz Windischhofer since 1991, whose work was acknowledged by the Peruvian government for "building a community of peace" in Peru since 1980.

[5][6] One of the highest mountains of the district is Waran K'anthi at approximately 5,426 m (17,802 ft).

Other mountains are listed below:[7] The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.