Chamaca District

Chamaca (Quechua: Chamaqa; Aymara: Ch'amaka, meaning, dark or darkness) is one of eight districts of the Chumbivilcas Province in Peru.

Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Qala Qala at approximately 4400 m. Other mountains are listed below:

• Allqu Wasi

• Ch'iyar Jaqhi

• Hatun Taruka Marka

• Kuntur Marka

• Kuntur Wasi

• Llama Kancha

• Mulli Pata

• Ñawiyuq

• Pampa

• Pichqa Pukyu

• Pinqulluni

• Puma Suyru

• Qachu

• Quyllur Urqu

• Saywa

• Surimana

• Taruka Marka

• Tintaya

• T'uqra

• Wachuna

• Waylla Punchu

• Willa Qawi

• Willkani

• Wisalla

• Yana Qaqa

Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (93.64%) learnt to speak in childhood, 6.12% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).