Chinchihuasi District

Chinchihuasi or Chinchi Wasi (Quechua chinchi a kind of chili pepper, wasi house, "chili pepper house") is one of ten districts of the Churcampa Province in Peru.

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

• Artisa

• Chawpi Urqu

• Ch'aki Qucha

• Ch'iqullu

• Hatun Pampa

• Muyu Urqu

• Ñaqch'a Ñaqch'a

• Qasqa Rumi

• Q'iru Q'asa

• T'uru Rumi

• Wisk'achayuq

• Yana Urqu

Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (91.46%) learnt to speak in childhood, 8.08% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).