Macusani District

Macusani District is one of ten districts of the Carabaya Province in Peru. Its seat is Macusani.

Geography
The Kallawaya mountain range lies northeast of Macusani. The highest peak of the district is Allin Qhapaq at 5805 m. Other mountains are listed below:

• Allpa Chaka

• Allpa Qhata

• Asiruni

• Champini

• Chawpi Ch'ullu

• Chikuruni

• Ch'ichi Qhapaq

• Hatun Pukara

• Huch'uy Pukara

• Inka Qayqu

• Kuntur Ikiña

• Lluxisa

• Misti Urqu

• Pichaqani

• Puka Kunka

• Pukara

• Phawchinta

• Pallqa Pata

• Pincha Pukyu

• Qillwaquta Rit'i

• Qullqi Tawqa

• Quraq Kancha

• Q'ataw Tira

• Q'illu Qaqayuq

• Q'iruni

• Sallani

• Sumpiruni

• Sura Kunka

• Taypi Tira

• Thujsaquta

• Uqi Kunka Urqu

• Wamanripa

• Wamanripani

• Wila Kunka

• Wila Muqu

• Wit'u Uma

• Yana Kancha

• Yana Salla

• Yanaqucha

Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (70.66%) learnt to speak in childhood, 28.51% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).