[1] One of the highest peaks of the district is Hatun Urqu at approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft).

Other mountains are Sullu Qaqa and Wayna Urqu.

[2] The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent.

Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (79.29%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

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