title: Lares District
text: # Lares District
  
  Lares District is one of eight districts of the province Calca in Peru.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The Urupampa mountain range traverses the district. One of the highest peaks of the district is Sawasiray at 5,818 m (19,088 ft). Other mountains are listed below:
  
  | Achupallayuq Asul Urqu Chawpi Urqu Ch'iqun Hatun Wisq'ana Kiswar Chaka Kiswarani Kunkani Punta Kuntur Qaqa Niwayuq | Pachakutiq Paru Urqu Puka Urqu Pukaqucha Pumawank'a Puñayuq P'unqu Q'asa Qullpa Qaqa Quri Wayrachina Qhapaq Saya | Rit'ipata Sallqayuq Saywayuq Siriwani Surayuq Tawa Urqu T'uturayuq Yana Chukchu Yanaqucha 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 (94.91%) learnt to speak in childhood, 4.77% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).
  
  