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Palca Municipality

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Country
  
Bolivia

Seat
  
Palca

Department
  
La Paz Department

Elevation
  
12,500 ft (3,800 m)

Palca Municipality

Province
  
Pedro Domingo Murillo Province

Palca or Pallqa (Aymara) is the first municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Palca.

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Geography

The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. Some of the highest peaks of the municipality are listed below:

Population

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.

Places of interest

Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:

  • Apacheta viewpoint in Palca Canton which offers a sight of the contrasting landscape and snowcapped Illimani
  • Valle de los Ánimas ("Valley of the Souls") and its lake (Laguna de las Ánimas) in Palca Canton
  • the town of Palca with houses of colonial times, Palca River, Chuaqueri gorge, also known as Palca gorge, and Takesi pre-Columbian trail in Palca Canton
  • the communities of Quilihuaya and Pinaya in Quilihuaya Canton
  • the community of Cohoni, its church dating from the 17th century and the chullpas of Ch'ullu Cahinbaya in Cohoni Canton

    • References

    Palca Municipality Wikipedia
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