Colquemarca District

Colquemarca (Quechua: Qullqi Marka,[1] meaning 'silver town') is one of eight districts of the Chumbivilcas Province in Peru.

[2] One of the highest peaks of the district is Wamanwiri at approximately 4,600 m (15,100 ft).

Other mountains are listed below:[3] The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (92.41%) learnt to speak in childhood, 7.21% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

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