Pitumarca District
Pitumarca District is one of eight districts of the province Canchis in Peru. In recent years, the district has become an emerging destination for high-altitude rock climbing, with granite formations in the Pitumarca Valley attracting both Peruvian and international climbers.Places of Interest
Highlights: Othaña and Alcamarina.
Alcamarina
Peak
Alcamarina is a 5,085-metre-high mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru.
Pitumarca District
- Type: Locality with 7,610 residents
- Description: district in Cusco, Peru
- Category: district of Peru
- Location: Canchis Province, Cuzco Department, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-13.8888° or 13° 53′ 20″ south
Longitude
-71.1582° or 71° 9′ 29″ west
Population
7,610
Elevation
4,806 metres (15,768 feet)
Open location code
57RC4R6R+FP
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In Other Languages
From Aymara to Spanish—“Pitumarca District” goes by many names.
- Aymara: “Pitumarka jisk’a t’aqa suyu”
- Cebuano: “Pitumarca”
- Chinese: “皮图马卡区”
- Chinese: “皮圖馬卡區”
- Dutch: “Pitumarca District”
- Georgian: “პიტუმარკის რაიონი”
- German: “Distrikt Pitumarca”
- Italian: “Distretto di Pitumarca”
- Portuguese: “Pitumarca”
- Quechua: “Pitumarka distritu”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Pitumarca”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Cayena and Choclla.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Laguna Aereacocha and Laguna Cochachaca.
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