Ayapata District

Ayapata District is one of ten districts of the province Carabaya in Peru.

Geography
The Kallawaya mountain range traverses the district. The highest peak of the district is Allin Qhapaq at 5780 m. Other mountains are listed below:

• Apachita

• Chawpi Tiyana

• Ch'ichi Qhapaq

• Hatun Qillwani

• Kuntur Wachana

• Muru Quta

• Ñuñu Pampa

• Pichanayuq

• Pukara

• Sach'a Pata

• Tawqa Qaqa

• Turuni

• Wari Kunka

• Wayna Qhapaq

• Muru Quta

• Wallata Wachana

• Wisk'achani

Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.61%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.22% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).