Paucará District

Paucará District is one of eight districts of the Acobamba Province in Peru.

Geography
One of the highest peaks of the district is Q'illu Saywa at approximately 4400 m. Other mountains are listed below:

• Ankapa Wachana

• Ichhu Saywa

• Kusuru

• Mach'ay Pata

• Q'ara Sinqa

• Waraqu Kancha

• Wik'uñayuq

Ethnic groups
The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.55%) learnt to speak in childhood, 11.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).