Maras District

Maras District is one of seven districts of the Urubamba Province in Peru. The town of Maras is the capital of the district.

Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Hatun Urqu at approximately 4000 m. Other mountains are Sullu Qaqa and Wayna 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 (79.29%) learnt to speak in childhood, 20.42% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).