San Salvador District
San Salvador District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru.
Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Pachatusan at 4,842 m (15,886 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
- Hatun Punta
- Kunkayuq
- Kusi Waqu
- Machu Kuntur Sinqa
- Pachatusan
- Pukayuq
- P'allqa Rayaq
- P'unquchayuq
- Qhiwar
- Silla Pampa
- Simp'ayuq
- Tampuyuq
- Tawqa
- Wallwa Qhata
- Waypun
- Yana Qaqa
- Yuraq Q'asa
Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.68%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.99% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
Gallery
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Fields in the San Salvador District
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See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Calca Province (Cusco Region)
- ^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población
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| La Convención | |
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